Hamlet - Act 1

Which characters opened Act 1?

• Horatio, Reynaldo, Marcellus

• Barnardo, Hamlet, Francisco

• Barnardo, Francisco, Marcellus

• Marcellus, Hamlet, Horatio

What is Hamlet's relation to Gertrude?

• he is her son

• he is her brother

• he is her nephew

• they are cousins

What is Hamlet's relation to Claudius?

• Hamlet is Claudius' son

• Hamlet is Claudius' nephew

• Hamlet is Claudius' cousin

• they are not related

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Hamlet know Horatio?

• they are brothers

• they are cousins

• they are enemies

• they are old friends

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How are Laertes and Ophelia related?

• they are brother and sister

• they are cousins

• they are husband and wife

• they are not related

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is Polonius?

• a sentinel who guards the gate of the palace

• Gertrude's husband

• Claudius' brother

• Laertes and Ophelia's father; member of the King's council

Who is the Ghost?

• Hamlet's uncle

• Hamlet's dead father, King Hamlet

• Horatio

• Hamlet's brother

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What does Polonius tell Ophelia at the end of Scene 3?

• to marry Hamlet

• to go to college

• to marry one of the palace guards

• stay away from Hamlet

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do Hamlet's friends urge him to do when the Ghost beckons him away?

• urge him to follow

• attack the Ghost

• urge him not to follow

• run away

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

At the end of Act 1, to whom is Hamlet NOT speaking?

• The Ghost

• Ophelia

• Marcellus

• Horatio

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9