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1
Claudius believes he will not be forgiven for his wrongs because he refuses to give up his crown and his castle.
True
False
2
Shakespeare's epithet is ...
The Bard of Avon
The Lord Chamberlain's Man
The Scrivener of London
The Sultan of the Stage
3
The guards hope the ghost will speak with Horatio because...
he is an aristocrat
he studies philosophy
he speaks Latin
he is friendly with King Hamlet
4
“Not so, my lord; I am too much in the sun” uses a/an …
allusion
pun
inference
motif
5
One example of the play's theme of ... is...
revenge; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern making Hamlet pay for his prank
damnation; Horatio trusting the ghost
appearance vs. reality; Hamlet appearing to be mad
spying; Laertes spying on Hamlet
6
In Hamlet, the ...serves as a/an ...
gravedigger; clown
king; protagonist
jester; foil
clown; fishmonger
7
Hamlet takes place in ... at ...
Denmark; Elsinore
England; the Thames
Norway; Valhalla
Russia; the Kremlin
8
Ophelia may serve as a foil to Hamlet because she truly is mad.
True
False
9
The Thames River runs through London.
True
False
10
Hamlet follows the ghost because he does not value his own life.
True
False
11
Feigning madness, Hamlet calls Polonius a/an...
American
Renaissance man
fish salesman
playwright
12
The original Globe Theater still stands today.
False
True
13
Before their deaths, ...
Laertes and Hamlet forgive one another's wrongs
the king and queen argue
Yorick and the king discuss retirement options
Laertes and Ophelia curse Hamlet
14
Claudius and Gertrude have sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
False
True
15
Hamlet compares Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's treatment of him to...
the playing of a pipe
the appearance of a holograph
the playing of Lincoln Logs or Tiddlywinks
the wringing of a dishcloth
16
Niccolo Machiavelli advised …
Russia on humanism
musicians on Renaissance music
the monarchy on religious matters
those in power to retain power
17
Hamlet urges his mother to stay away from her husband's bed.
False
True
18
Laertes wishes that his father's and his sister's...
final words to him were not hostile
names go down in history
burials were more formal and ostentatious
deaths were more honorable
19
Hamlet believes the ... will "catch the ... of the king."
ghost; truth
play; conscience
noose; attention
fencing duel; breath
20
In Hamlet, Fortinbras, Hamlet, and Laertes all seek revenge.
False
True
21
Both Polonius and Laertes believe Hamlet will marry Ophelia if he loves her enough.
True
False
22
Horatio explains he has returned to Elsinore for King Hamlet's funeral.
True
False
23
Hamlet remarks "Villain, villain,... damned villain.”
bloody
lusty
smiling
kingly
24
Hamlet contemplates...
usurping the throne
committing suicide
eloping with Ophelia
emigrating to Poland
25
Sonnets are comprised of ...
2 verses
4 verses
3 stanzas
14 verses
26
... says, "To thine own self be true."
Claudius
Hamlet
Ophelia
Polonius
27
One example of the ... used as a motif is when...
mirror; Hamlet holds a glass up to Gertrude so she can see her flaws
apple; Gertrude bites of the fruit that grows in her husband's orchard
ear; Horatio tells Hamlet's story for all of Denmark to hear
voice; Ophelia sings tunes in madness
28
So that Ophelia never gives birth to sinners, Hamlet tells her to...
stay a child
marry wisely
marry an old and sterile man
join a convent
29
Both Hamlet and Laertes ...
jump into Ophelia's grave
admire their mothers
loved Polonius
attend school in France
30
Before Laertes leaves for France, Polonius advises him to...
spy on his competitors
finance his friends' dreams & wishes
adopt the ways of the French
make a good impression
31
When Hamlet says, "Frailty, thy name is woman," he makes a generalization that all men take advantage of women.
True
False
32
... reports of Ophelia's death, which occurs ...
Hamlet; in his arms
Gertrude; in the pit or yard
Gertrude; off-stage
Laertes; in the graveyard
33
“...weigh what loss your honor may sustain, if with too credent ear you list his songs” best illustrates
the use of the ear as a motif
a pun on the word "weigh"
the recurrence of spying
the distrust of men as a theme
34
...is the climax in a 5-act play.
Act III
Act II
Act V
Act I
35
Polonius shares with Claudius and Gertrude love letters written to Ophelia from Hamlet.
True
False
36
A/An ... is a lengthy speech delivered while an actor is alone on stage.
monologue
soliloquy
aside
dialogue
37
The Renaissance was characterized by art, music, discovery, and ...
religion
humanism
war
feudalism
38
The Renaissance began in …
Barcelona, Spain
Rome, Italy
London, England
Florence, Italy
39
The Puritans were great supporters of the theater.
True
False
40
Claudius fails to...
marry the woman he loves
knock the chalice from Gertrude's hands
arrange the duel
gain the respect of England
41
Polonius is repeatedly guilty of...and ...
manipulation; treachery
insubordination; confusion
insensitivity; dishonesty
spying; wordiness
42
The groundlings generally watched plays from the pit, also known as the yard.
False
True
43
"To be or not to be" is part of a soliloquy where Hamlet ponders...
whether to pursue Ophelia
whether to take his own life
whether to listen to the ghost's instruction
whether to try the Impossible burger
44
King Hamlet was killed ...
by Gertrude
by a snakebite
in an accident
by poison administered via his ear
45
Hamlet forces his mother to see herself the way he sees her--flawed, disloyal, and sinful.
True
False
46
On more than one occasion, Hamlet questions whether his hesitation is the result of cowardice.
True
False
47
After disembarking from the pirate ship, Hamlet...
obtains poison from the apothecary
sends letters to both Horatio and Claudius
takes flowers to Ophelia's grave
attempts to speak privately to his mother
48
The priest offers all the appurtenances of a Christian burial while presiding over Ophelia's burial.
True
False
49
Hamlet draws inspiration from...
Horatio's storytelling ability
the Norwegian and Polish armies
Ophelia's suicide
his mother's virtue
50
The ghost warns Hamlet...
that his mother will betray him
of the dangers of purgatory
not to harm Gertrude
that Hamlet will suffer damnation
51
Ophelia distributes ... in her final scene.
ribbons and garlands
contagious germs
jewels and gems
flowers and herbs
52
Claudius tells Hamlet his grieving is...
way extra
very loyal
unmanly
disloyal
53
The Globe Theater had as many as...
5 levels to the stage
2 restrooms
4 ghosts
20 sides
54
Hamlet compares Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to both ...
water and paint
whips and sand
snakes and sponges
a pipe and a puzzle
55
...says “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below"
Claudius
Hamlet
Gertrude
the gravedigger
56
The sonnet, essay, and … were popular genres during the Renaissance.
epic
drama
ballad
satire
57
Some believe ...wrote the plays credited to Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's wife
Edward deVere, Earl of Oxford
Queen Elizabeth I
Sir Walter Raleigh
58
“The lady doth protest too much methinks” is a remark made by...
the female actor
the ghost
Gertrude
Ophelia
59
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are executed when...
pirates force them to walk the plank
Hamlet sells them into servitude
Hamlet creates a forgery of the king's orders
they drink poison
60
Hamlet is surprised to hold the skull of ...
the apothecary
a Danish prince
the gravedigger
the court jester
