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Hamlet- Act I Review
Hamlet- Act I Review
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Hamlet
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1
"A little more than kin and less than kind" was said by...
Horatio
Gertrude
Hamlet
King Claudius
2
Why does Hamlet go insane?
His father's death
His mother married his uncle
Pretending so he can spy
He is lovesick
3
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" was said by...
Polonius
Marcellus
Horatio
Hamlet
4
Which two adjectives are the best to describe Horatio?
Selfish & Vain
Loyal & Caring
Unreliable & Inconsiderate
Devious & Dim
5
A technique in plays where an actor whispers to the audience is called a
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
Sonnet
6
All of the following are themes in Hamlet except...
Incest
Love
Misogyny
Mortality
7
"Thou know'st tis common: all that lives must die" was said by...
Horatio
Gertrude
King Claudius
Polonius
8
"This above all, to thine own self be true" was said by...
Polonius
King Claudius
The ghost of Hamlet's Father
Hamlet
9
What does Gertrude say to persuade Hamlet to get over his father's death?
He was in pain
Death is normal
Go back to school
Get together with Ophelia
10
Why doesn't Hamlet commit suicide at the end of scene 2 of Act I?
He needs to avenge his father's murder
He needs to prepare for attack from Norway
He is upset by his mother's marriage to his uncle
He would violate a law of the almighty
11
A statement with more than one level of meaning is ________.
Ambiguous
Motif
Comic relief
Anachronism
12
Ophelia compares Laertes to all of the following except...
A ghost
A hypocrit
A preist
A libertine
13
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" is an example of...
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Hyperbole
Hamartia
14
Aristotle calls a tragic flaw _______.
Hamartia
Allusion
Motif
Hubris
15
What does Hamlet call his mother after he talks to the Hamlet's ghost?
A villain
A loving mother
A libertine
A philanthropist
16
Shakespeare applies ambiguity in Hamlet to emphasize which theme?
Madness
Misogyny
Incest
Mortality
17
The poison that killed Hamlet's father was _______.
Hemlock
Larkspur
Hebona
Arsenic
18
"Frailty, your name is women" is an example of which theme?
Madness
Misogyny
Mortailty
Incest
19
Characteristics of a tragic hero include all of the following except...
Evoke pity & fear
Goodness and consistency
Have a magic gift or special power
Be relatable
20
A reference to a Biblical, historical, or literary event
Foil
Allusion
Soliloquy
Motif
