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Hamlet, Act I and Act II Review
Hamlet, Act I and Act II Review
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Shakespeare worked as...
Actor
Owned stock in the company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Playwright
All of the answers are correct
2
What is a
14-line
poem with a fixed rhyme scheme.
Stanza
Limerick
Sonnet
Haiku
3
Who is the young prince of Denmark?
Hamlet
Marcellus
Horatio
Laertes
4
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Berlin, Germany
London, England
Stratford Upon Avon, England
Dublin, Ireland
5
A theatre that Shakespeare was a part of and still around today is calles
The Globe Theatre
The Arena
The Theatre
The Black Box
6
Polonius's son and Ophelia's brother
Marcellus
Laertes
Barnardo
Horatio
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Who are the players?
Laertes's friends
Fortinbras's soliders
A group of traveling actors.
Men that are to comfort Hamlet.
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The beginning of ACT 1 it feels eerie because it is
All answers are correct.
set in the evening
there is a ghost
it's foggy
9
How has the problem with young Fortinbras been solved?
He was killed
He was sent away to school.
He forgave King Hamlet
He was arrested
10
Hamlet does not like
Polonius
Both answers are correct: Hamlet and Polonius
King Hamlet
Fortinbras
11
Lacking in reverence or proper respect
Jocund
Impious
Precepts
Dirge
12
What does the ghost tell Hamlet?
He was murdered.
Bring no harm to his mother
All of the answers are correct
Avenge his death.
13
What play does Hamlet ask them to perform?
Beowulf
The Iliad and Odysseus
The Murder of Gonzago
Romeo and Juliet
14
Who does King Claudius blame for the tension between Denmark and Fortinbras?
Laertes
Hamlet Junior
King Hamlet
King Fortinbras
15
Polonius's daughter and love interest for Hamlet.
Ophelia
Gertrude
Anne
Elizabeth
16
Polonius and Laertes think
All of the answers are correct
Hamlet is not sincere with his love
Hamlet is using Ophelia
Hamlet is out of Ophelia's league
17
Friends of Hamlet
Horatio
All of these answers are correct.
Marcellus
Barnardo
18
Foreshadows what is to come
Harbingers
Dirges
Arras
Gratis
19
The story takes place in
Norway
Denmark
England
France
20
"There is something rotten in Denmark", foreshadows?
Horatio has a negative feeling.
there is corruption
All the answers are correct
something bad that may occur
21
a model of excellence or perfections
Perusal
Arras
Paragon
Perusal
22
Who wrote the play, Hamlet?
Claudius
Chaucer
Shakespeare
Unknown author
23
What does Polonius tell King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude about young Hamlet?
He is heartbroken over Ophelia.
Hamlet saw his father's ghost.
He is crazy and should be sent far away.
Hamlet is plotting to kill them both.
24
Hamlet hopes that Claudius's guilty conscience will be revealed as Claudius views the
sword fight
play
the results of the tournament
his wife's facial expressions.
25
The play Hamlet is a
historical
romance
comedy
tragedy
26
Three quatrains and a couplet, 14 lines, rhyme sequence (abab, cdcd, ef, ef, gg) is a
Limerick
Sonnet
Rap
Phrase
27
Tasty, flavorful dishes
Dirges
Harbingers
Malefactions
Savory
28
"Prithee, no more." Prithee means
Please
Pray
No
Yes
29
Hamlet is upset or annoyed with
his aunt
his uncle
Polonius
All answers are correct
30
Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?
Hortia is well educated.
He is the most religous
He talks to ghosts often.
Hortia is brave.
31
The king of Denmark, Hamlet's Uncle
Claudius
Polonius
Hamlet Senior
Osric
32
"For murder has no tongue, will speak." -Hamlet
Fortinbras will attack the castle
The ghost will speak again.
The players will pantomime the play.
Hamlet's hope that Claudius will reveal his guilt.
33
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
25
125
55
156
34
Hamlet calls Polonius a
great friend
wonderful father
rose
fishmonger(fish seller)
35
Evil Deeds or Crimes
Malefactions
Portentous
Dalliance
Gratis
36
How long has Hamlet's dad been deceased?
2 weeks
2 months
2 years
6 months
37
a song of grief or mournful piece of music
Firmament
Arras
Dirges
Precepts
38
Polonius sends Reynaldo to
fetch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
the market to fetch a pail of water
to Paris, France to spy on Laertes
to tell the King about the ghost
39
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
52
45
25
38
40
The most common written verse that creates a rhythm
Iambic Pentameter
Couplet
Prose
Stanza
41
The bestfriend of Hamlet
Horatio
Rosencrantz
Marcellus
Reynaldo
42
The queen of Denmark
Elizabeth
Ophelia
Anne
Gertrude
43
Frivolous means
portentous
malefactions
dalliance
gratis
44
Free without charge
Precepts
Gratis
Firmament
Arras
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The King tell Hamlet he should
move on with his grief
go back to school
stay at the castle
He says to move on with his grief and stay home.
