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The ghost must walk the earth at night and be confined to flames during the day because
he called the media fake news when he didn't like the turth
he killed his brother
he was a bad king
he didn't make a final confession
2
Ophelia killed herself by
slitting her wrists
hanging
drowning
stabbing
3
Polonius thinks Hamlet has gone crazy because
Ophelia rejected his love
He didn't know about the Bowling Green massacre
His mom remarried too soon
His dad was murdered
4
How has Hamlet changed when he returns from England?
He is now rash instead of too thoughtful
He is finally sure about avenging his father's death
He is okay with his mom's marriage to Claudius
He accepts fate and destiny
5
Polonius is eventually killed because
he is a know-it-all who has to be involved
He is a threat to Claudius
he is too rash
Gertrude doesn't trust him
6
All of Shakespeare's plays are written in
free verse
iambic tetrameter
blank verse
Times New Roman font
7
Gertrude and Claudius married
a year after the king's death
four months after the king's death
within a month of the king's death
a week after the king's death
8
Shakespeare wrote in
Old English
Elizabethan English
Middle English
Poetical English
9
Why does Hamlet eventually kill Claudius?
to avenge the death of his mother and his own death
to avenge the death of Laertes
to avenge the death of his father (the ghost)
to avenge the death of his mother
10
Hamlet's final words were
"Go, bid the soldiers shoot"
"I die, Horatio"
"Live to tell my story aright, Horatio"
"The rest is silence"
11
Hamlet overthinks situations and doesn't act; what is his plan to make sure Claudius is guilty?
Talk to the ghost alone in the woods
Put on a play that looks like the ghost's story
Ask the actors to say a speech about Hecuba, Priam, Pyrrhus
Ask Vladimir Putin
12
Who of the following is not poisoned?
Hamlet Sr.
Ophelia
Claudius
Hamlet
13
The climax of the play is
when Hamlet doesn't kill Claudius when he is "praying"
when Hamlet is sent to England and is captured by pirates
when Claudius stops the play and reveals his guilt
when Hamlet rashly kills Polonius
14
The "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy is about
his love for Ophelia and anger at her betrayal
killing Claudius
the pointlessness of revenge
the question of suicide
15
Hamlet has been in school at
Oxford
University of Denmark
Harvard
Wittenberg
16
A soliloquy is
heard by the audience but not other characters on stage
a character speaking alone to the other characters on stage
the inner thoughts of a character
a character making a speech to the audience
17
On average, how many seeds are there on a McDonald's BigMac bun?
312
253
59
178
18
Who becomes king after the royal family dies?
Horatio
Osric
Fortinbras
Old Norway
19
What is the largest amount of money you can have in coins and not be able to make change for $1
4 quarters, 3 nickels, and 1 penny
3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies
2 quarters, 5 dimes, and 5 pennies
2 quarter, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, and 20 pennies
20
Laertes wants to return to
Denmark
England
Norway
France
21
Hamlet puts on an "antic disposition" in order to
fool Horatio
make love to Ophelia
have more freedom to act and speak
be friends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
22
Which of the following is not advice Polonius gives Laertes before he returns to France?
Think before you act or speak
Don't try to be friends with everyone
Don't start a fight, but finish it
Treat others as you would want to be treated
23
Which of the following is not a major theme of Hamlet?
Circle of Life
Acting
Religion
Appearance vs Reality
24
Laertes and Ophelia are
cousins
siblings
married
lovers
25
Hamlet is sure that the ghost is telling him the truth when
he realizes Claudius and Polonius are spying on him
he sees Claudius "praying" and doesn't kill him
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern show up to spy on him
Claudius stops the play
26
Which of the following is not a "new year's resolution" moment for Hamlet?
he didn't kill Claudius when he was "praying"
when he said he would only remember the ghost's command
when Fortinbras' army was going to Poland
when the player gave a passionate speech about Hecuba
27
The setting of the play is
Denmark
Norway
France
England
28
Yorick
is the grave digger digging the grave for Ophelia
is the prince who becomes king after Hamlet dies
is the king of Norway
is the court jester from Hamlet's childhood
29
Horatio is brought out to see the ghost because
he believes in ghosts
he is Hamlet's friend
he is a scholar
he deals in alternative facts
30
Which of the following is not part of Claudius' and Laertes' plan to avenge Polonius' death?
Use a foil without a safety tip
Put a poison pearl in a cup of wine
Use poison on the tip of the sword
Have his head chopped off by the English king
31
Which of the following is not a reason that Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia to avoid Hamlet?
He can't marry whomever he wants
He is out of her league
He just wants to have sex
He has gone crazy and is dangerous
32
The people of Denmark were told the king died how?
Killed in a battle with Fortinbras of Norway
Killed while trying to pray
Killed by a snake
Killed by an enemy
33
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive in Denmark
the king and queen asked them to spy on Hamlet
because they missed Hamlet when he left school
they also love Ophelia and are fighting Hamlet for her
they are best friends with Hamlet
34
Which of the following is not a reasonable explanation of the ghost's appearance after the play
Hamlet has gone crazy
Hamlet killed Polonius behind the curtain
Ghost is a manifestation of Hamlet's guilty conscience
Ghost isn't really there
