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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ghost appears to Horatio and his companions in Act 1, Scene 1, but something seems to scare it into disappearing. What causes it to disappear?
(a) When the trumpets sound.
(b) When the cock crows.
(c) When Horatio talks to it.
(d) When the sun comes up.

2. What does Horatio say the ghost might do to Hamlet?
(a) Curse him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Drive him crazy.
(d) Bless him.

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

4. Which two characters is Laertes related to?
(a) Gertrude and Hamlet.
(b) Claudius and Hamlet.
(c) Gertrude and Ophelia.
(d) Polonius and Ophelia.

5. How does Horatio describe the ghost to Hamlet?
(a) More angry than sad.
(b) More sad than angry.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Frightening.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the ghost disappears, what does Bernardo say about the ghost's behavior?

3. Who is Ophelia?

4. Who does the ghost claim to be?

5. When Hamlet first sees the ghost, what does he call it?

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