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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is it when the play starts?
(a) After dinner.
(b) Morning.
(c) Noon.
(d) Late at night.

2. What does Hamlet say when he first hears about the ghost?
(a) He wants it to leave him alone.
(b) He wants to talk to it.
(c) He thinks Horatio is inventing it to distract him.
(d) He does not believe it exists.

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

4. Before he returns to school, what does Laertes tell Ophelia about her boyfriend?
(a) Horatio just wants her to sleep with him.
(b) Hamlet just wants her to sleep with him.
(c) Polonius is an abusive boyfriend.
(d) As a prince, Hamlet may not get to choose who he marries.

5. Before Hamlet hears about the ghost, how does he feel about Claudius?
(a) He is afraid of him.
(b) He does not trust him.
(c) He loves him.
(d) He misses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Elsinore in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who is Horatio?

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, what two events does Claudius describe?

4. When the audience first sees Claudius, he gives a speech about the current situation in Denmark and then speaks to Hamlet about his behavior. What does Claudius say to Hamlet at this early point in the play?

5. How does Horatio describe the ghost to Hamlet?

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