Hamlet Act 1

Why are Bernardo and Marcellus so worried during their night watch?

• They've seen the ghost of King Hamlet twice

• They know Prince Fortinbras is there

• They are afraid of Horation

• They are afraid of King Cladius

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Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?

• Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because his parents are dead; he may have more influence with the ghost.

• Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he is a scholar and should know the proper way to address a ghost.

• Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he is the only one who does not believe in ghosts, so he is the only one who is not afraid.

• Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because Horatio is the most religious of them.

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Why is Prince Fortinbras on his way to Denmark with an army?

• He wants to take over Denmark

• He wants to kill Hamlet

• He wants to reviece payment from Hamlet

• He wants to regain the lands his father lost to Old King Hamlet

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Who is King Claudius?

• Hamlet's uncle

• The Lord Chamerlain- counsel to the king

• Hamlet's father

• Laertes's father

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Who is Polonius?

• Hamlet's uncle

• The Lord Chamerlain- counsel to the king

• Hamlet's father

• Laertes's uncle

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Who is Laertes?

• A guard soldier

• Hamlet's cousin

• Polonius's son

• Hamlet's true, best friend

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Who is Gertrude?

• Hamlet's mother

• Polonius's wife

• Ophelia's mother

• A chamber maid

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Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand?

• He sends them to Sweden for reinforcements.

• He sends them to England to ask for money.

• He sends them to Norway to ask the King to keep Fortinbras from going to battle.

• He sends them to Rome to get the Pope's blessing for the upcoming battle.

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What does the King tell Hamlet?

• He suggests that Hamlet think about going to England to go to the University at Cambridge.

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

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

• He tells him that the Queen never really loved King Hamlet, and is only pretending to grieve for him. She secretly loved Claudius all along.

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Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?

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

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

• He wants to travel for about a year, but he is afraid to leave his mother because she has been acting strangely since the King's death.

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

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