Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
30 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the two reasons Hamlet is upset at the beginning of the play - scene ii ?
His mother has been ignoring him, and his woman has called it off.
His father died, and his uncle declared war on Fortinbras.
His father died, and his uncle married his mother less than two months later.
His father is dead, and his uncle is the one who killed him
- 2. Multiple Choice
What news does Horatio bring to Hamlet?
Horatio tells Hamlet of a great plague that has come upon the land.
Horatio tells Hamlet that his mother has been excommunicated.
Horatio tells Hamlet about king Hamlet's ghost.
Horatio tells Hamlet that his father passed away
- 3. Multiple Choice
At the end of scene iii, Ophelia agrees to obey Polonius' wish, which is that ...
She will marry Fortinbras.
She will go to a convent.
She will stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections.
She will not interact with any suitors
- 4. Multiple Choice
Hamlet's mother's name is
Gertrude
Claudia
Mom
Queen
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?
He is the most religious of them
He is the only one who does not believe in ghosts, so he is the only one who is not afraid.
He is a scholar and should know the proper way to address a ghost.
He is Hamlet's best friend
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Hamlet in school?FranceWittenburgFortinbrasElsinore
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who tells Ophelia that Hamlet's love is fleeting?
Laertes
Polonius
Laertes and Polonius
Hamlet
- 8. Multiple Choice
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" is advice given by
Laertes
Marcellus
Polonius
Ophelia
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is Claudius doing while Hamlet is speaking to his father's ghost?
Spying on the conversation
Getting drunk
Preparing for war with Norway
Dancing on King Hamlet's grave
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Hamlet swear to do after his conversation with the Ghost?Bide his time, and kill Claudius at the right momentFocus solely on getting revenge for his father's deathTo take vengeance on both Claudius and GertrudeInvestigate the Ghost's story and make sure it is accurate
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThey ghost will only speak toHoratioClaudiusBarnardoHamlet
- 12. Multiple Choice
What crucial information does the ghost impart to Hamlet?
He was murdered
He killed himself
His mother cheated on him
He needs to kill his uncle
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did Claudius kill King Hamlet?
stabbed him
choked him
put a pillow over him while he was asleep
poisoned him
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does Denmark think King Hamlet died?
stab wound
natural causes
snake bite
in battle against King Fortinbras
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich character is contemplating suicide?GertrudeOpheliaHamletPolonius
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Ghost tells Hamlet to avenge his death
Against his Claudius and Gertrude
Against Claudius
Against the snake
Against Fortinbras
- 17. Multiple Choice
According to Hamlet, what did they eat at the wedding feast?
a lot of booze
Danish Delacacies
Funeral Leftovers
Rotten food in the state of Denmark
- 18. Multiple Choice
Gertrude tells Hamlet to stop wearing
Black
Shorts
His emotions on his sleeve
The same clothes every day
- 19. Multiple Choice
Hamlet does not trust the ghost right away because
it's a freakin' ghost
it contradicts itself in speech
it could be the devil
it doesn't look like his dad
- 20. Multiple Choice
Whom did King Hamlet kill (causing that person to lose his lands)?
King Fortinbras
Claudius
Prince Fortinbras
Voltemand
- 21. Multiple Choice
What does the King tell Hamlet?
Go study at the University of Cambridge in England.
Stop grieving for your father's death and think of me as a father.
Go on a pilgrimage to honor your father.
Gertrude never really loved your father; she is only pretending to grieve for him.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What do Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio see in Scene 1 (which Bernardo had also seen at a prior watch)?
Hamlet was crying and acting crazy
King Hamlet's ghost
The Queen in the arms of an unknown man
Horatio and Marcellus meeting secretly
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is upsetting Hamlet (which he discusses in his first soliloquy)?
His father is appearing to the guards as a ghost.
His mother, the Queen, has been excommunicated.
Fortinbras is on the way with his army.
His mother has very quickly remarried a man very unlike his father.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is Laertes's advice to Ophelia?
Marrying Hamlet would make you Queen.
Consider all young suitors before you marry.
Stay away from Hamlet and protect your virtue.
She would be better off going to a convent than marrying Hamlet.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT advice that Polonius gives to Laertes?
Spend all that you can afford.
Be true to yourself.
Don't borrow or lend out money.
Be fearful and wary of strangers.
- 26. Multiple Choice
At the end of Scene 3, Ophelia agrees to obey her father's wishes. What will she do?
marry Fortinbras
go to a convent for a year of prayer
stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections
befriend the Queen in order to spy on her and Claudius
- 27. Multiple Choice
The Ghost tells Hamlet to (choose 2)
avenge his death
tell Denmark the truth about his death
leave his mother to Heaven
Got to Norway and conquer more land
- 28. Multiple Choice
How do the people of Denmark think King Hamlet died?
Scorpion sting
Serpent (snake) bite
Aneurysm (stroke)
Poison
- 29. Multiple Choice
How did King Hamlet actually die?
Scorpion sting
Serpent (snake) bite
Aneurysm (stroke)
Poison
- 30. Multiple Choice
Hamlet tells Horatio that he will begin to behave in which way?
Crazy
Angry
Sad
Quiet
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags