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A quiz made to test your knowledge about the introduction and background to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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1
where is the play set?
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Germany
2
During what time period were 'Revenge Plays' popular?
Victorian periods
Renaissance period
Medieval periods
Elizabethan and Jacobean periods
3
What was the possible inspiration for the play?
His wife's tragic death from being stabbed
His wife's tragic death from the Bubonic Plague
His son's tragic death from being poisoned
His son's tragic death from the Bubonic Plague
4
What poetic form was Hamlet written in?
Blank verse, composed in Iambic Pentameter
Balnk verse, composed in trochaic pentameter
Free verse
Ballad
5
What themes are common amoungst revenge plays?
Paranormal activity, mortality, sub-plots and love
Tradgic deaths, royalty, death, sub-plots
Avenging evil deed, scenes of death, insanity, sub-plots
Love, marriage, revenge, economic gain and insanity
6
What themes does the play focus on?
Love, royalty and friendship
Revenge, social status and madness
Love, death, and betrayal,
Health, revenge and money
7
What was the name of the tale that possibly inspired Hamlet?
The Tale of 'Amleth, Prince of Denmark
The Tale of 'Amleth, Prince of Norway
The Tale of 'Amleth, King of Denmark
The Tale of 'Amleth, King of Norway
8
Name one of the two subplots?
Orphelia and Hamlet
The ghost of King Hamlet
Laertes and Polonius
The Norway plot
9
What is the name of Shakespeares son?
Hamlet
Hemelton
Hemnet
Hemleth
10
What did Shakespeares son die of?
Bubonic Plague
poisoning
Flea bites
Glandular fever