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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. In Act 2, Scene 1, how does Ophelia describe Hamlet's behavior?
(a) He yelled at her but would not look at her.
(b) He would not look at her and would not speak to her.
(c) He stared at her but did not speak.
(d) He stared at her, then started to yell at her.

2. After reading the letters brought by the sailors in Act 4, Scene 6, what does Horatio say he wants to do?
(a) Go get Hamlet.
(b) Tell Gertrude about Hamlet.
(c) Wait until Hamlet arrives in Elsinore.
(d) Tell Claudius about Hamlet.

3. Once Hamlet follows the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends decide to do?
(a) Follow Hamlet and the ghost.
(b) Get Hamlet to see a doctor.
(c) Leave Hamlet alone with the ghost.
(d) Tell the King about Hamlet's strange behavior.

4. After watching the players give a speech about Hecuba and Priam, what does Hamlet say impresses him the most?
(a) How quickly they can learn new lines in a script.
(b) How confident they are in their performances.
(c) How intelligent they are.
(d) How much emotion they are able to summon up for a performance.

5. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?
(a) It is tortured and burned in a fire all the time.
(b) It walks all the time, hoping someone will set it free.
(c) It walks at night and is frozen in a block of ice during the day.
(d) It walks at night and is tortured by day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ophelia after her father's death?

2. Who is Ophelia in love with?

3. What are the Norwegian soldiers fighting over?

4. As they wait for the ghost, Hamlet describes the King's nightly tradition. What does Hamlet think about this tradition?

5. Who is Gertrude truly loyal to?

(see the answer key)

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