Hamlet, Act 1

Who is Bernardo?

• Bernardo is a guard at Elsinore. He has seen the ghost of Old Hamlet twice while standing guard.

• Bernardo is a friend to Horatio.

• Bernardo is a friend to the Queen.

• Bernardo is not a guard, he is a servant.

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Who is Horatio?

• Horatio is a guard.

• Horatio is a servant.

• Horatio is Ophelia's friend.

• Horatio is Hamlet's friend who stays loyal to the end.

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What does Fortinbras, the young Prince of Norway, want?

• Fortinbras just wants his land back.

• Fortinbras is looking for Hamlet.

• Fortinbras wants to talk to the queen.

• His father was killed by Old King Hamlet. He wants to reclaim the land that his father lost to King Hamlet. He wants to fight the King of Denmark and get the land back.

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Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand?

• Claudius sends Cornelius and Voltimand to Norway to get money.

• Claudius sends Cornelius and Voltimand to Norway to kill the king.

• Claudius sends Cornelius and Voltimand to Norway to convince the king of Norway to stop his nephew, Prince Fortinbras, from invading Denmark.

• Claudius sends Cornelius and Voltimand to Norway to seek peace.

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What does King Claudius tell Hamlet?

• Claudius tells Hamlet that everyone loses their father eventually and that he should not grieve so long.

• Claudius tells Hamlet that he should go back the the university.

• Claudius tell Hamlet that his mother secretly loved him instead of his father.

• Claudius tells Hamlet to stop grieving and think of him as his father.

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What are the two reasons that Hamlet is upset?

• His mother ignores him, and his fiancee' has canceled the wedding plans.

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

• He wants to travel for a year, but he is afraid of leaving his mother because she is acting so strangely.

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

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What news does Horatio bring to Hamlet?

• Horatio tells hamlet about King Hamlet's ghost.

• Horatio tells Hamlet that his mother has been excommunicated.

• Horatio tells Hamlet there is a great plague that has come upon the land.

• Horatio tells Hamlet that he saw his father's ghost and that he was dressed for battle and looked very sad.

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What does Hamlet 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 the confession booth and take communion.

• Hamlet decides to get ready for his army to fight.

• Hamlet decides to get a doctor for his mother.

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What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia?

• "Don't trust Hamlet or his confessions of love."

• He tells her to look over other young men before she makes a choice.

• He tells her she would be better off going to a convent.

• Laertes told Ophelia to her that others are secretly in love with her.

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What advice does Polonius?

• "Costly they habit as they purse can buy, but not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man."

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

• He tells him to keep his thoughts to himself and to not act too quickly and to treat people with familiarity and not vulger.

• "To thine own self be true."

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