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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?
(a) He tells them nothing.
(b) He says the ghost is a liar.
(c) He pretends that he did not see a ghost.
(d) He repeats the truth about the last king's death.

3. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The ambassadors to Norway.
(b) Hamlet's old friends.
(c) Gertrude's nephews.
(d) Servants of the court.

4. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Claudius killed Hamlet's father.
(b) Hamlet's mother killed Hamlet's father.
(c) Ophelia killed Hamlet's father.
(d) Laertes killed Hamlet's father.

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, where is Laertes going?
(a) Off to war.
(b) Back to college.
(c) To live in another country.
(d) To go to a new school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polonius say is the most important thing for Laertes to remember as he leaves Elsinore?

2. After the play is performed, what does Polonius ask Hamlet to do?

3. When Claudius reacts to the play, what does Hamlet say in response?

4. Who is Ophelia?

5. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?

(see the answer key)

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