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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. What message is the Norwegian Captain supposed to deliver to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) The armies of Norway will attack at dawn.
(b) The armies of Norway have defeated the Poles.
(c) The armies of Norway want passage through Denmark.
(d) The armies of Denmark must surrender their weapons.

2. What are the Norwegian soldiers fighting over?
(a) A little piece of worthless land.
(b) An insult.
(c) A king's assassination.
(d) A country.

3. Hamlet says of Claudius: "He took my father grossly, full of bread; With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May." What does Hamlet mean by that?
(a) Claudius killed Hamlet's father when he was sleeping after a heavy meal.
(b) Claudius killed Hamlet's father before Hamlet's father could repent his sins.
(c) Claudius looks like Hamlet's father.
(d) Claudius killed Hamlet's father by poisoning him with a heavy meal.

4. At the end of the first act, what does Hamlet warn his friends he might do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Kill somebody.
(c) Leave the country forever.
(d) Pretend to be crazy.

5. In Act 1, Scene 5, what does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?
(a) Have a priest pray for its soul.
(b) Hire an exorcist.
(c) Help the new king.
(d) Get revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamlet says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!" What does that mean?

2. 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?

3. Claudius says his crime "hath the primal eldest curse upon't." What does he mean?

4. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?

5. What is the real reason for the last king's death?

(see the answer key)

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