Question

At the start of act 1, the watchmen and horatio speculate that the appearance of the ghost means that __________. select one:

a. denmark is about to win an important battle
b. something is very wrong in denmark
c. someone is playing a practical joke on them
d. denmark is inhabited by thousands of similar spirits

Answer 1

The best answer for this question would be:

b. something is very wrong in Denmark

During the old times, people believed that if you see a ghost it is thought to be badluck that will eventually happen to you. In the case of the play, it is an assumption that something will happen to the country when they saw the ghost of the old king.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. something is very wrong in Denmark.
When they see the ghost of the late king, Horatio and the watchmen start thinking that it must bring bad luck to Denmark and that something awful is going to happen, which excludes A and C as correct answers. D is just silly.