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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Horatio say the ghost might do to Hamlet?
(a) Curse him.
(b) Drive him crazy.
(c) Bless him.
(d) Kill him.

2. Who does the ghost claim to be?
(a) The ghost of kings of Denmark past.
(b) Hamlet's grandfather.
(c) A tortured spirit.
(d) Hamlet's father.

3. At the end of Act 4, Scene 5, what does Claudius offer to do for Laertes?
(a) Take care of Ophelia.
(b) Help Laertes kill Hamlet.
(c) Tell Laertes the truth about his father's death.
(d) Show Laertes where his father is buried.

4. What does Polonius tell Gertrude to do in Act 3, Scene 4 regarding Hamlet?
(a) Be stern with Hamlet about his behavior.
(b) Make sure Hamlet knows that Polonius is listening to their conversation.
(c) Convince Hamlet to talk about Ophelia.
(d) Be kind to Hamlet and invite him to confide in her.

5. Hamlet finally tells Claudius how to find the body of his first victim: "But indeed, if you find him not within this month, you shall nose him as you go up the stairs into the lobby." How is Hamlet saying that they might find the body?
(a) The body is waiting on the lobby stairs.
(b) Wait a month till the ground thaws and the grave will be revealed.
(c) Wait a month and you will smell where it is.
(d) Climb the stairs and you will see the body in the lobby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first part of the players' performance in Act 3, Scene 2?

2. After Hamlet yells at Ophelia to go to a nunnery, what does she say about him?

3. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. As the funeral procession makes it way through the graveyard, Hamlet notices there are "maimed rites." What does that signify?

5. At the end of Act 1, Scene 1, what does Horatio say he intends to do?

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