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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After witnessing Hamlet's behavior during the play, what does Claudius say about his condition?
(a) Hamlet is not crazy.
(b) Hamlet is not crazy, but he is dangerous.
(c) Hamlet is crazy, but harmless.
(d) Hamlet is crazy and dangerous.

2. What is the real reason for the last king's death?
(a) Poison poured down his throat.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Poison poured in his ear.
(d) A knife in the back.

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

4. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Sweden.

5. Once left alone on stage in Act 3, Scene 3, what does Cladius express guilt about?
(a) Marrying Gertrude.
(b) Hamlet going crazy.
(c) Having Hamlet killed.
(d) Killing his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his way to see his mother in Act 3, Scene 3, Hamlet finds Claudius. What does Hamlet decide not to do in that scene?

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

3. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?

4. What does Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?

5. What message is the Norwegian Captain supposed to deliver to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 4?

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