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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Claudius place in the cup as Laertes and Hamlet duel?A necklaceA pearlMore wineA Coin
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho said this: "Forty thousand brothers/Could not, with all their quantity of love,/Make up my sum."HamletClaudiusLaertesHoratio
- 3. Multiple ChoiceBefore the dueling match,Hamlet apologizes to LaertesHamlet apologizes to GertrudeHamlet apologizes to ClaudiusLaertes apologizes to Hamlet
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho said this: "Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince,/And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"HoratioClaudiusHamletLaertes
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhose skull does Hamlet hold during Act V, Scene i?His father'sOsric'sYorick'sOphelia's
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Hamlet contemplate while he holds the skull?The inevitability of deathThe meaning of lifeThe beauty of natureThe consequences of his actions
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat information does Hamlet find in Claudius' letter to the King of England?Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are spiesOphelia has drownedHamlet should be put to deathFortinbras' army approaches Poland
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho wrestles with Hamlet in Ophelia's grave?ClaudiusLaertesOsricFortinbras
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho makes the first hit in the duel?HamletLaertesOsricHoratio
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Horatio almost do, as Hamlet is dying?kills himself with poisonkills the Kingstabs himselfruns out of the room
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho comes in and claims the throne after all have died the Danish court have died?HoratioFortinbrasOsricWilliam
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho dies first from the poison?The QueenLaertesHamletKing
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the gravedigger say this person should not be buried there?She is not of royal bloodBecause of her manner of deathShe was not old enough to be buried thereThe ceremony has no more room for bodiest
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho serves as referee at the fencing match?OsricHoratioClaudiusReynaldo
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho says “The drink, the drink! I am poisoned!”GertrudeClaudiusHamletLaertes
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy doesn't Hamlet let Horatio drink the poison?He must live to keep Hamlet's memory aliveHe must become KingHe needs to warn the people of DenmarkHe will serve as hand to the new king
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho takes over Denmark?OsricHoratioHamletFortinbras
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean when Hamlet says "...he has my dying breath"?Horatio is hearing his last wordsHe chooses who he feels should be the next kingLaertes has killed himOsric ran out of the room too quickly
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho’s funeral does Hamlet begin to watch without realizing who was being buried?OpheliaPoloniusOsricKing Hamlet
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho is the last person to die?HamletGertrudeClaudiusHoratio
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT poisoned?The swordThe wineThe pearlThe gold
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Hamlet say will show Horatio’s true friendship to him?drinking the poison to join Hamlet in deathkilling those courtiers who helped Cluadius carry out his plansbecoming king of Denmark and ruling justlyliving so that he can bear witness to what happened
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Hamlet do to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?He pays a group of thugs to beat them and leave them for dead.He offers them money and reminds them that the three of them used to be friends. He asks them to stay with him.He arranged for them to be kidnapped and taken to Poland.He replaced their letters (which called for Hamlet's execution) with letters which called for their executions.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat news does Osric bring Hamlet?The King has forgiven him and offered him safe passage.The King and Queen are expecting a child.The King has made a wager on Hamlet's behalf in a contest between Laertes and Hamlet.The King has confessed to the murder of King Hamlet, and has renounced the throne. Hamlet is the new King of Denmark
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?He wants to make sure that she is really dead.He shows that his sorrow is as great as Laertes'.He wants everyone to think he is still mad.He wants to be buried alive so he can be with her forever.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceLaertes thinks that Ophelia should have a better funeral service. What is the priest's answer.He says there is no one to pay for it, since Polonius is already dead.He agrees and sets about preparing one.He says she is lucky to be getting as nice of a funeral as she is, considering the nature of her deathHe says that women are inferior beings and only deserve very simple funerals.
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the order of deaths in Act V?
Ophelia, Laertes, Hamlet, Claudius
Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, Hamlet
Claudius, Gertrude, Hamlet, Laertes
Claudius, Gertrude, Horatio, Laertes
- 28. Multiple ChoiceClaudius urges Gertrude to not drink the wine, but she does. This is ...Dramatic IronyA punKarmaVerbal Irony
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhy didn't Ophelia get a traditional funeral with ALL of the funeral rites?She may not have been a virgin.Claudius wouldn't allow it.Laertes wouldn't allow it.She was suspected of suicide.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Hamlet's tragic flaw?He doesn't understand loveHe can't make up his mindHe's arrogantHis feelings for Ophelia
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