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1
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" is advised by whom?
King Hamlet
Laertes
Claudius
Polonius
2
What is the name of the play the court sees performed?
The Poisontrap
The Ratrap
The Mousetrap
The Snaketrap
3
Father of two; unfortunate eavesdropper
Polonius
Hamlet
Claudius
Laertes
4
"Frailty! Thy name is ______!"
Beast
Woman
Devil
Man
5
The means of Ophelia's untimely demise
Stabbed
Tower Jump
Poison
Drowned
6
Claudius dies as the result of
A poison sword
Poison in the ear
A cup of poisoned wine
A serpent bite
7
Bent on revenge, he makes a grievous mistake in keeping track of his sword
Horatio
Laertes
Hamlet
Claudius
8
The "To be or not to be" soliloquy is an example of
Dialogue
Characterization
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
9
Hamlet tells her "Get thee to a nunnery!"
Olivia
Gertrude
Guinevere
Ophelia
10
Ultimately, how many people seek revenge in Hamlet?
4
3
1
2
11
What was used to kill King Hamlet?
hebona poison
Claudius's sword
a ghost
a serpent
12
Who asks for Hamlet's forgiveness?
Claudius
Laertes
Horatio
Gertrude
13
Are the victims of an unfortunate seaborn turn of fate (choose two)
Guildenstern
Rosencrantz
Hamlet
Ophelia
14
Do you believe revenge is ever justified?
Never
It depends
I can't decide
Always
15
He created Hamlet amongst other fairly well-known plays and poems
Mallory
King James
Shakespeare
King Henry V
16
This is an example of what literary device
Drama
Pun
Satire
Irony
17
At the start of the action of the play, King Hamlet has been dead for ______ months
Almost Three
Almost Four
Almost One
Almost Two
18
Who assists Hamlet in determining Claudius's guilt?
Horatio
Polonius
Players
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
19
What is the subject of this quote?
Murder
Suicide
Sleep
Dreams
20
The entirety of "To be, or not to be" is an example of
Dialogue
Monologue
Speech
Soliloquy
21
"Look as a friend on Denmark." Who or what is Denmark?
Hamlet
Elsinore
King Claudius
Gertrude
22
The protagonist of the play
King Hamlet
Laertes
Claudius
Hamlet
23
The famous Shakespeare skull belongs to
Shakespeare
Yorrick
Ophelia
Hamlet
24
Asks Hamlet to take revenge for his father's murder
King Hamlet
The ghost
Horatio
Laertes
25
How many people die during the entirety of the play?
8
7
9
6
26
Accidentally poisoned while giving a toast
Laertes
Gertrude
Claudius
Hamlet
27
Swears to keep Hamlet's secret reason for his "antic disposition"
Horatio
Polonius
Gertrude
Laertes
28
How is Hamlet poisoned?
By both wine and sword
By the wine
By Laerte's sword
He isn't
29
What kind of hero is Hamlet?
Complex
Tragic
Epic
Action
30
Who encourages Laertes to seek revenge for his father and sister's deaths?
Polonius
Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
31
The castle and action of the play are located in
Sweden
Denmark
England
Normandy
32
The name of Hamlet's castle is __________
Denmark
Wittenburg
Hamlet
Elsinore
33
"Oh that this too, too solid flesh would melt" is spoken by
Ophelia
Claudius
Gertrude
Hamlet
34
"To thine ownself be _______"
Indebted
Honest
Favorable
True
35
Whom is Hamlet's "mother-aunt"
Queen Guinevere
Ophelia
Lady Macbeth
Queen Gertrude