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- 1. Multiple Choice
What news does Horatio bring to Hamlet?
Horatio tells Hamlet of a great plague that has come upon the land.
Horatio tells Hamlet that his mother has been excommunicated.
Horatio tells Hamlet about k\King Hamlet's ghost.
Horatio tells Hamlet that King Hamlet is dead.
- 2. Multiple Choice
At the end of scene iii, Ophelia agrees to obey Polonius' wish. What will she do?
She will marry Fortinbras.
She will go into a convent for a year.
She will stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections.
She will immediately return to school.
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to Hamlet, what did they eat at the wedding feast?
A formal feast
Danish Delacacies
Funeral Leftovers
Swine food
- 4. Multiple Choice"Neither a borrower nor a lender be."
Who said it?LaertesMarcellusPoloniusOphelia - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Hamlet swear to do after his conversation with the Ghost?Bide his time, and kill Claudius at the right momentFocus solely on getting revenge for his father's deathTo take vengeance on both Claudius and GertrudeInvestigate the Ghost's story and make sure it is accurate
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow did Claudius kill King Hamlet?stabbed himchoked himhe didn't kill himpoured poison in his ear
- 7. Multiple Choice
How does Denmark think King Hamlet died?
stab wound
natural causes
snake bite
in battle
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Ghost tells Hamlet to avenge his death and especially seek revenge against his mother, whom he accuses of having an affair with Claudius.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple Choice
As Laertes prepares to leave, what are Polonius' parting words?
If music be the food of love, play on.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose would smell as sweet.
To thine own self be true.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
- 10. Multiple Choice
At the end of Act I, what do Horatio and Marcellus swear to do?
They swear to help Hamlet avenge his father's death.
They swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
They swear to spy on the King and Queen to collect evidence.
They swear to keep the sighting of the ghost a secret.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho is now married to the late King Hamlet's wife?PoloniusLaertesCorneliusClaudius
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?His mother has been ignoring him and his uncle is annoyingHis father died and his uncle declared war on Fortinbras.His father died and his uncle married his mother soon after his father's death.He misses university life and isn't allowed to return
- 13. Multiple Choice
In Act I why are there guards constantly on watch, weapons being made, and ships being built?
Denmark is a medieval kingdom
They fear an impending war with Poland
Fortinbras is rumored be preparing to attack
Someone is killing kings!
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho is Polonius?Hamlet's fatherGertrude's husbandLaertes' servantThe King's Chief Advisor
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who said "How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!"
Cladius
Laertes
Hamlet
Horatio
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