What does young Fortinbras want to do?

Avenge his father's death by killing Hamlet

Who do the soldiers/guards want to tell about the ghost?

They want to tell Hamlet (King Hamlet's son)

Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand?

Norway to ask the King to keep Fortinbras from going to battle

What does King Claudius tell Hamlet?

He tells Hamlet to stop grieving for his father's death, and to think of him as his father.

He suggests Hamlet think about going to the University at Cambridge.

He tells Hamlet that he should go on a pilgrimage to honor his father.

Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?

His father died, and his uncle married his mother less than two months after his father's death.

His mother has been ignoring him, and his fiancee has cancelled the wedding plans.

His father died, and his uncle declared war on Fortinbras.

What news does Horatio bring to Hamlet?

Horatio tells Hamlet about king Hamlet's ghost.

Horatio tells Hamlet of a great plague that has come upon the land.

Horatio tells Hamlet that his mother has been excommunicated.

What does Hamlet decide to do after he hears Horatio's news?

Hamlet decides to go on watch with the guards at midnight to verify Horatio's news.

Hamlet decides to go to confession and communion.

He decides to have the doctor examine his mother.

What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia?

He warns her to stay away from Hamlet and tells her to protect her virtue.

He tells her to take time to look over all of the young men before she makes a choice.

He tells her that Polonius is secretly in love with her.

Polonius gives advice to Laertes. Which of these is NOT part oft hat advice?

"Keep you in the rear of your affection. Out of the shot and danger of desire."

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be."

At the end of scene iii, Ophelia agrees to obey Polonius' wish. What will she do?

She will stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections.

She will go into a convent for a year.

What did the ghost tell Hamlet?

King Hamlet was murdered by Clauduis, and it asked Hamlet to avenge the murder.

Fortinbras is the rightful ruler, and asks Halmet to help him gain the throne.

Hamlet should take his mother and flee to Sweden, where they will be safe.

Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they?

To not reveal the events of the evening, and to go along with him (Hamlet) if he pretends to be crazy.

To promise to protect his mother, and to defend the country against Fortinbras.

To promise to attend mass for him everyday for a year if he dies, and to marry Opheila.

Hamlet Quiz Act I

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Murdered prior to the beginning of play.

Bernardo

Marcellus

King Hamlet

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Guard at Elsinore

Bernardo

Haratio

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Guard at Elsinore

Laertes

Marcellus

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Guard at Elsinore

Claudius

Francisco

Hamlet's best bud

Haratio

Francisco

Bernardo

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What had Bernardo seen at a prior watch?

Horatio and Marcellus meeting secretly in a grove of trees.

King Hamlet's ghost

Hamlet crying and acting crazed

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?

He is the most religious of them

He is the only one who does not believe in ghosts, so he is the only one who is not afraid.

He is a scholar and should know the proper way to address a ghost.

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Hamlet Quiz Act I

Murdered prior to the beginning of play.

Guard at Elsinore

Guard at Elsinore

Guard at Elsinore

Hamlet's best bud

What had Bernardo seen at a prior watch?

Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?

What does young Fortinbras want to do?

Who do the soldiers/guards want to tell about the ghost?

The son of the Lord Chamberlain

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