Act 1 Hamlet Quiz

Where does the Act begin and what is happening?

Claudius is Hamlet's _________?

• Father

• Cousin

• Brother

• Uncle

Who tells Hamlet about the ghost?

• Marcellus and Horatio

• Laertes and Claudius

• No one. The ghost appears to him in his bedroom

Who is Pollonius?

• Ophelia's Father

• Hamlet's Brother

• Claudius' biological son

How did OLD Hamlet (The ghost) die?

What advice does Ophelia's brother give her?

• Follow her heart and marry Hamlet

• Trust her gut and be scared of Hamlet's advances

• Guard her chastity and be cautious when dealing with men

• Find a different man to love

What does Hamlet call the ghost as a joke?

• A mole

• A fellow in the cellarage

• A perturbèd spirit

What does Hamlet make Marcellus and Horatio swear by?

• Their lives

• His sword

• God

• The spirit

What does the ghost tell Hamlet to do with his mother?

• Nothing, leave her alone

• Kill her, she was in on the plot

• Save her, she is being forced into her new marriage

• Abandon her, she is not his real mother