Hamlet Act I

In Scene 1, Marcellus’s comment that “Horatio says ’tis but our fantasy” foreshadows the:

• coronation of Claudius

• appearance of the Ghost.

• arrival of Horatio.

• apparent madness of Hamlet.

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In Scene 2, Hamlet’s aside “A little more than kin and less than kind” reveals his:

• confusion over the way in which he is related to Claudius now.

• respect for Claudius’s new rank.

• disgust at being called “son” by Claudius.

• intention to pursue revenge against Claudius.

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By his comment in Scene 2 that the outer signs of grief are “actions that a man might play,” Hamlet is implying that:

• Claudius and Gertrude pretend sorrow but feel none.

• long after a person stops wearing the color of mourning, sadness remains.

• until he can recover from his sorrow, he will continue to wear black.

• Claudius is to blame for his father’s death.

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Which line from Hamlet’s soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses the cause of the conflict he is feeling?

• “O, most wicked speed, to post / With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!”

• “How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world!”

• “But two months dead . . . / So excellent a king . . .”

• “But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.”

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Laertes warns Ophelia against Hamlet in Scene 3 because:

• A their father disapproves of her relationship with Hamlet.

• he distrusts Hamlet’s constancy.

• he knows Hamlet is depressed.

• she is too young.

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In his speech to Ophelia in Scene 3, Polonius plays on the word tender. He tells her to “tender herself more dearly,” meaning to:

• offer herself, but not cheaply

• pay for herself, to avoid debt.

• attend to herself and be independent.

• make herself irresistible to Hamlet.

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In Scene 4, Hamlet responds to Horatio: “My fate cries out / And makes each petty arture in this body / As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve.” Which sentence clarifies his meaning in this simile?

• He will emulate Horatio’s own courage in confronting the Ghost.

• He feels in his heart that he is about to learn something that will require bravery.

• He will roar at the Ghost and thus appear to be brave.

• His conviction that he must speak to the Ghost fills him with courage.

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The Ghost appears to Hamlet in order to:

• say goodbye to him.

• tell Hamlet the truth about his birth.

• exact a promise of revenge from Hamlet.

• warn Hamlet of the horrors of the afterlife.

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The Ghost’s speech affects Hamlet’s view of his mother because he learns that she was:

• forced to marry Claudius

• unfaithful to his father.

• a participant in Claudius’s plot

• a loving and loyal wife to Hamlet’s father

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The Ghost’s reference to the “sulf’rous and tormenting flames” reveals that:

• he is an emissary from the devil.

• he must atone for sins committed in his life

• Claudius will suffer the same fate.

• the Danish view the afterlife as eternal torment.

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