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Test your knowledge of Act 1, Scene 5. Submit your answers to see your results and get feedback.
What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do before revealing the information it has to share?
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Swear to free it from purgatory
Swear to listen and obey
Swear to seek revenge
Sear to protect his mother
How does Hamlet initially react to the ghost's demand for revenge?
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He promises to immediately seek and get revenge
He worries that the ghost might be lying to him
He considers in detail the moral factors around revenge
Both B and C
What is the cause of King Hamlet's death according to the ghost?
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He was bitten by a serpent while sleeping in the orchard
Claudius poisoned him while he slept in the garden
He was killed in the heat of vicious battle
He died of natural causes but without having first prayed
What does Hamlet ask Horatio and Marcellus to do after the visitation from the ghost?
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Reveal the ghost's message to the entire court
Help him seek and attain his revenge
Confront Claudius with the truth
Keep the ghost's message secret
From the conversation Hamlet has with Horatio and Marcellus after the departure of the ghost, what can be inferred about Hamlet's madness at this stage of the play?
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The appearance of the ghost drives him permanently into madness
His madness is a cover to disguise his efforts to get revenge
His madness is a temporary side effect of his encounter with the ghost
All of the above
