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Hamlet Act 1 Test (2/27/2025)

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Question 1
1.

What had Bernardo seen while on a prior watch ?

Question 2
2.

Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?

Question 3
3.

What does young Fortinbras want to do?

Question 4
4.

Who do the soldiers/guards want to tell about the ghost?

Question 5
5.

Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand?

Question 6
6.

What does the King tell Hamlet in the second scene?

Question 7
7.

Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?

Question 8
8.

What news does Horatio bring Hamlet?

Question 9
9.

What does Hamlet decide to do after he hears Horatio's news?

Question 10
10.

What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia?

Question 11
11.

Polonius gives a lot of advice to Laertes. Which of these statements is not part of that advice?

Question 12
12.

At the end of Scene III, Ophelia agrees to obey Polonius' wish. What will she do?

Question 13
13.

What did the ghost tell Hamlet?

Question 14
14.

Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they?

Match the characters and the descriptions.
Question 15
15.

Bernardo

Question 16
16.

Marcellus

Question 17
17.

Horatio

Question 18
18.

Claudius

Question 19
19.

Gertrude

Question 20
20.

Laertes

Question 21
21.

Polonius

Question 22
22.

Who first encounters the ghost of King Hamlet?

Question 23
23.

What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet?

Question 24
24.

Why does Claudius send ambassadors to Norway?

Question 25
25.

How does Hamlet feel about his mother’s marriage?

Question 26
26.

What is the setting of Hamlet Act 1?

Question 27
27.

Who sees the ghost of King Hamlet first?

Question 28
28.

What is King Claudius's relationship to Hamlet?

Question 29
29.

What advice does Laertes give Ophelia about Hamlet?

Question 30
30.

What event has caused unrest in Denmark in Act 1?

Question 31
31.

How does Hamlet respond to his father's ghost?

Question 32
32.

What does Claudius advise Hamlet about mourning?

Question 33
33.

Why is Horatio worried about the ghost's appearance?

Question 34
34.

What is the significance of the ghost in Act 1?

Question 35
35.

How does Hamlet feel about his mother's remarriage?

Question 36
36.

What advice does Polonius give to Laertes?

Question 37
37.

Why does Hamlet delay seeking revenge against Claudius?