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- 1. Multiple Choice
According to Hamlet, what is one reason he doesn't commit suicide?He must take over the throne of Denmark.He must be strong for Gertrude.What happens after death may be worse than life.Revenge must come before anything else. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Hamlet's general attitude towards women?He respects and loves them.He doesn't trust them.He puts them on a pedestal.He believes he is intellectually superior.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho is the ONLY one who believes OPHELIA to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?PoloniusClaudiusGertrude
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHamlet decides to tell the actors to perform the story of his father's killing,so thatthe ghost will not be upset.Hamlet will remember what happened.Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happend
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided tohave Hamlet put to death in Denmarkship Hamlet out of the country to Englandhave Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill Hamlethave Fortinbras kill Hamlet
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that humanity isFearful of revengeFearful of going insaneFearful of the unknown after deathFearful of being alone
- 7. Multiple ChoiceKing Claudius' aside while trying to pray revealsthe heavy guilt of his consciencethe guilt of what to do with Hamletthe guilt of keeping the truth from Gertrudethe guilt of not praying more often
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the bedroom scene (scene iv), Hamlet forces Gertrude to look at two picturesone of England and one of Denmarkone of Claudius and one of King Hamletone of Hamlet and one of Laertesone of Fortinbras and one of King Hamlet
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of the bedroom scene, Hamlet asks his mothernot to tell Claudius that he killed Poloniusnot to tell Laetes who killed Poloniusnot to go to Claudius' bed that nightnot to send him to England
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?under the bedbehind the curtainin the closetbehind the door
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?a nunnerya hospitala tavernan inn
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat favor does Hamlet ask of Horatio?to watch Claudius during the dinner party to see his reactionto watch Claudius during the play to see his reactionto watch Claudius during the movie to see his reactionto watch Claudius during the funeral to see his reaction
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen Claudius shouts for the lights before the play is over, Hamlet is convinced thatthe ghost lied to himClaudius is really angry with GertrudeClaudius murdered Hamlet's fatherthe ghost was NOT his father
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the king ask for at the end of the play within the play?A swordHelpPoloniusLights
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killingClaudiusPoloniusRosencrantz and GuidensternOphelia
- 16. Multiple ChoiceClaudius’s comment in Scene 1 that he is happy to hear of Hamlet’s interest in the troupe of actors is an example of dramatic irony becausethe audience knows that Claudius will be made unhappy by the play.the audience knows that Hamlet is just pretending interest in the arrival of the actors.Claudius thinks Hamlet has recovered his senses.Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are unaware of the reason that Claudius is worried about Hamlet
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHamlet questions Ophelia’s honesty when he encounters her in Scene 1 becausehe is disillusioned with his mothershe has lied to him before.he knows her purpose in talking to him.he can no longer tell lies from truth
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich quotation expresses the true reason the king wishes to get Hamlet out of the way after overhearing his conversation with Ophelia?“he shall with speed to England / For the demand of our neglected tribute”“There’s something in his soul / . . . the hatch and the disclose / Will be some danger”“what he spake, though it lacked form a little, / Was not like madness”“Haply the seas, and countries different, / . . . shall expel / This something-settled matter in his heart”
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn Scene 2, what is revealed by Hamlet’s request of Horatio that he “observe my uncle” during the play?Hamlet trusts Horatio's opinionHe is already convinced of the king’s guilt.Hamlet has made up his mind to act.Horatio fears the king may flee Denmark if his guilt is unmasked.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Hamlet’s intention in confronting his mother and speaking “daggers” to her?to make her agree to leave Claudiusto convince her that he is not madto let her know how much his father is suffering in deathto force her to admit her treachery
- 21. Multiple ChoiceRosencrantz and Guildenstern are prompted to do the king’s bidding by theirfear for Hamlet’s healthloyalty to the king.hope of advancement and reward.desire to leave Denmark.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement from Claudius’s soliloquy expresses the main idea?“O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven”“And oft ’tis seen the wicked prize itself / Buys out the law”“Pray can I not, / Though inclination be sharp as will”“It hath the primal eldest curse upon ’t, / A brother’s murder”
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the irony of Claudius’s comment at the end of Scene 3, “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”?Hamlet spared his life because he thought Claudius was praying.The stress of Claudius’s situation is preventing him from doing the simplest tasks.He knew he couldn’t pray before he tried.Hamlet is not able to pray either
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence best explains the sequence of events in Scene 4?Hamlet confronts his mother and then kills Polonius.Hamlet tries to kill his mother and Polonius dies defending her.Hamlet finds Polonius behind the curtain and kills him.Hamlet kills the king first and then Polonius
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Ghost appears in Scene 4 tomake Hamlet appear even more insane in his mother’s eyes.lessen Hamlet’s cruel treatment of his mother.symbolize Hamlet’s guilt over the killing of Polonius.warn Hamlet that Claudius is going to try to kill him.
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