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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hamlet first sees the ghost, what does he call it?
(a) Fearsome creature.
(b) Devil, demon, bane of Heaven.
(c) King, father, royal Dane.
(d) Angel and minister of grace.

2. What is Hamlet's response when Claudius demands to know where the body of Hamlet's murdered victim is?
(a) The worms are eating the victim for supper.
(b) The victim is eating supper in Hell.
(c) The victim is eating supper in Heaven.
(d) The victim is not really dead and is eating supper in the castle.

3. After hearing Ophelia's description of Hamlet, what reason does Polonius suggest for Hamlet's strange behavior?
(a) Hamlet is taking his father's death too hard.
(b) Hamlet has studied too hard at school.
(c) Hamlet has always been a strange boy and his father's death has driven him insane.
(d) Hamlet is mad with love for Ophelia.

4. When he is giving Laertes advice, what does Polonius say about friends?
(a) Good people rarely have any friends.
(b) Do not worry about making friends.
(c) Good people always have lots of friends.
(d) Keep your good friends close to you.

5. What is Hamlet's mother's name?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Fortinbras.
(c) Hecuba.
(d) Gertrude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Horatio describe the ghost to Hamlet?

2. After the play, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Claudius meet to discuss Hamlet. Polonius joins them. What does he tell Claudius?

3. The first time the audience sees Hamlet after he has killed someone, he says "Safely stowed." What does he mean?

4. Where does Claudius want the body of Hamlet's first victim to be taken?

5. When the play shows a king being poisoned, how does the current king, Claudius, react?

(see the answer key)

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