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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?
(a) Hamlet says they want to play him like a recorder and get information out of him.
(b) Hamlet wants them to make the musicians stop playing the recorder.
(c) Hamlet says he wants to learn to play the recorder.
(d) Hamlet asks them to teach him how to play the recorder.

2. 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 cock crows.
(b) When the sun comes up.
(c) When Horatio talks to it.
(d) When the trumpets sound.

3. Who does the ghost claim to be?
(a) A tortured spirit.
(b) Hamlet's father.
(c) The ghost of kings of Denmark past.
(d) Hamlet's grandfather.

4. When Polonius tries to speak with Hamlet, does Polonius really believe Hamlet is crazy?
(a) Yes, Polonius says Hamlet is totally insane.
(b) Yes, but Polonius thinks it is easily cured.
(c) Not entirely -- Polonius sees some reason or logic within the craziness.
(d) No, Polonius does not think Hamlet is crazy at all.

5. Does Hamlet think the ghost can harm him?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Only if he is afraid of it.
(d) Not if he carries garlic and a crucifix.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?

2. In their first conversation together, what important information does Hamlet reveal to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

3. How does Horatio describe the ghost to Hamlet?

4. After the play is performed, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet to do?

5. Who is Horatio?

(see the answer key)

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