You think you remember every detail of the ghost’s initial appearance. Did you notice the political tension beneath Elsinore? This Hamlet Act 1 Quiz will test your knowledge of the initial family bonds and the ghostly commands given to the Prince of Denmark. Let’s begin at the beginning and see if your memory is as good as a soldier’s pike.
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Hamlet Act 1 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 1 of Hamlet begin?
- Who is the first character to speak in the play?
- Who is on guard duty when the play begins?
- What has disturbed the guards at Elsinore?
- Who do the guards call to confirm the ghost’s identity?
- Who does the ghost resemble?
- What does the ghost wear when it appears?
- How does Horatio interpret the ghost’s appearance?
- What political threat faces Denmark in Act 1?
- Who was Fortinbras’s father?
- Who killed Fortinbras’s father?
- What agreement had existed between King Hamlet and King Fortinbras?
- Who now rules Denmark?
- Whom has Claudius married?
- How does Hamlet feel about his mother’s remarriage?
- What does Claudius criticize Hamlet for during Act 1 Scene 2?
- What does Hamlet call Denmark in his soliloquy?
- What advice does Laertes give Ophelia before leaving for France?
- What warning does Polonius give Laertes before he departs?
- What is Polonius’s advice about speaking and listening?
- What does Polonius forbid Ophelia from doing?
- How does Hamlet describe the ghost when he first sees it?
- Who tries to stop Hamlet from following the ghost?
- Where does the ghost lead Hamlet?
- What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet?
- How did the ghost say he was killed?
- What does the ghost demand from Hamlet?
- What warning does the ghost give regarding Gertrude?
- What does Hamlet make Horatio and Marcellus swear?
- What final vow does Hamlet make at the end of Act 1?