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Hamlet ...
pretends to be mad
goes mad
2
Where is the university at which Horatio and Hamlet studied?
Wittenberg
Paris
Constantinople
Oxford
3
Who is Hamlet's Mom?
King Hamley
Polonius
Gertrude
Claudius
4
Who wrote Hamlet?
Machado de Assis
Charles Dickens
George Orwell
William Shakespeare
5
What does Hamlet tell Ophelia to do?
Go to a nunnery
Marry him immediately
Steal a broach from Gertrude
Go to France and be with her brother
6
In which of the following years was Hamlet most likely written?
1518
1601
1570
1610
7
Who killed Fortinbras's father?
Laertes
Hamlet's father
Prince Hamlet
Fortinbras
8
Which character speaks the first line of the play?
Bernardo
Hamlet
Francisco
Horatio
9
In what country do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die?
France
Denmark
England
Narnia
10
What does Hamlet claim to be able to tell the difference between when the wind is from the south?
A shark and St. Timothy
A nymph and a nihilist
A hawk and a handsaw
A flead and fire log
11
Who is the last character to die in the play?
Claudius
Fortinbras
Horatio
Hamlet
12
Hamlet is ....
full of doubts
resolute and impulsive
13
In whose history of Denmark did Shakespeare find background material for his play?
Oedipus of Thebes
Dionysus Finn
Franz Guntherhaasen
Saxo Grammaticus
14
What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do with Hamlet?
Cheer him up
Kill him
Find out what's bothering him
Kidnap him
15
How does Ophelia die?
Claudius stabs her
Hamlet strangles her
She slits her wrists
She drowns in the river
16
Whose skull did Hamlet hold and say that he knew?
Laertes
Yorick
Mercutio
Horatio
17
Who escorts Hamlet on the voyage to England?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Marcellus and Bernardo
Captain Vicissus and the one-eyed thief
Cornelius and Voltimand
18
Which of Claudius and Laertes' traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him?
the sharpened sword
the poisoned cup
the poisoned dagger
the poisoned sword
19
Who is your favorite character?
Polonius
Claudius
Ophelia
Hamlet
20
Why, according to Polonius, has Hamlet gone mad?
He is jealous of Laertes and longs to return to Wittenberg
He is in love with Ophelia
He grieves too much for his father
He despises Claudius for marrying Gertrude
21
Would you recommend this book to a friend?
Yes
No
22
What did the ghost tell Hamlet?
Claudius murdered King Hamlet, avenge him.
To leave Denmark, and lead a new life.
To cause disruption to Denmark.
To end Claudius and Gertrude's marriage.
23
What medieval philosophy does Hamlet marvel at in this scene?
Death maintains class divisions.
Leather makers take longer to rot.
People are forgotten not long after their deaths.
People are made from dust and return to dust.
24
Which of the following characters cannot see the ghost?
Gertrude
Marcellus
Hamlet
Horatio
25
How does Hamlet view Denmark?
a prison
a fould and pestilent congregation of vapors
a dream
a nutshell
26
Which of the following characters survive the play?
Prince Hamlet, Polonius, and Gertrude
Fortinbras, Horatio, and Osric
Claudius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
Ophelia, Laertes, and King Hamlet
27
How does Hamlet convince Horatio not to drink the poison?
Horatio must live to tell Hamlet's story
to save the kingdom from Fortinbras and the Norweigan troops
he tells him he loves him
as a duty to Hamlet, to settle his affairs
28
How did Claudius murder King Hamlet?
By poisoning his wineglass
By pouring poison in his ear
By ordering him to be hanged
By stabbing him through an arras
29
Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?
He got into an argument with Horatio.
His uncle married his mother.
His father has died.
College is pressuring him.
30
Who returns Hamlet to Denmark after his exile?
The Pirates
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Horatio
Soulja Boy
31
Where had Hamlet hid Polonius's body?
in the cemetary
in the garden
under the stairs
in the pond
32
Whose skull does Hamlet discover in the churchyard?
The former court jester's
Reynaldo's
His Father's
Ophelia's
33
What news does Horatio bring Hamlet?
He saw King Hamlets ghost.
The Queen wants to see him.
He cherishes their friendship.
Claudius killed his father.
34
To whom does Ophelia tell about her encounter with Hamlet?
Laertes
Gertrude
Polonius
Horatio
35
Where do Hamlet and Laertes fight during Ophelia's funeral?
In the nearby woods
Inside the church
Inside the grave itself
Beside Ophelia's grave
36
Why does Ophelia originally reject Hamlet's advances?
Claudius said so
Ophelia doesn't like him
Hamlet rejected her
Laertes and Polonius said no
37
Why does Hamlet feels like a coward?
He has not done anything for his father death
He couldn't save his fathers life
He doesn't know what to do
He let his mom marry his uncle
38
Who killed Hamlet?
Ophelia
Laertes
Fortinbras
Gertrude
39
Which character speaks from beneath the stage toward the end of Act I?
Marcellus
ghost
Horatio
Hamlet
40
What is Hamlet's fatal flaw?
His disappointment in his mother
His inability to act
His trusting nature
His love for Ophelia
41
Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?
Polonius was implicated in Claudius' plot against his father
he interferes as Hamlet tries to shame Gertrude
he believes he's killing Claudius
sheer hatred
42
How many characters die during the course of the play?
2
5
8
7
43
What does Hamlet accuse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of being?
spies
cheats
thieves
friends
44
Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling players' play?
Gertrude is in the next room
Claudius is asleep
Claudius pleads for mercy
Claudius is praying
45
Why does Hamlet put on the play?
To get a reaction from Claudius
To try to see if the Ghost will return
Because he likes plays
To get a reaction from Ophelia
46
Where does the ghost appear during the play?
The castle ramparts and Gertrude's bedchamber
Gertrude's bedchamber and the great hall of Elsinore
The castle ramparts and the great hall of Elsinore
Fortinbras's tent and Hamlet's bedchamber
47
Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes?
Marcellus
Guido
Reynaldo
Ophelia
48
Who speaks the famous "To be, or not to be" soliliquy?
Claudius
The ghost
Hamlet
Laertes
49
Who is Hamlet's new dad/uncle?
Horatio
King Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
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Whose story does Hamlet ask the players to tell upon their arrival to Elsinore?
Antony and Cleopatra
Priam and Hecuba's
Gertrude and Claudius's
His father's
