Hamlet Quizzes

Hamlet Quiz 1

1 Hamlet is set in
Scotland

Sweden

Denmark

England
2 Hamlet is a
prince

king

princess

fool
3 Hamlet's stepfather is also his
grandfather

brother

nephew

uncle
4 Claudius poisoned
Old Hamlet

Gertrude

Ophelia

Hamlet
5 The ghost is first spotted
on the deck of the ship

in Gertrude's chambers

outside the castle

in the graveyard
6 The ghost claims he is
Claudius

Old Fortinbras

Old Hamlet

the King of Norway
7 In his first appearance onstage, Hamlet is wearing
mourning clothes

the crown

a jester's costume

royal robes
8 Hamlet claims to be afflicted by
dyslexia

gout

schizophrenia

melancholy
9 Hamlet's famous speeches are called
unilogues

dialogues

soliloquys

dramatic irony
10 What noise drives the ghost offstage?
Hamlet crying

his wife sleeping with Claudius

a cock's crow

a string quartet
11 Who has Hamlet professed love for?
Gertrude

Guildenstern

Ophelia

Rosencrantz
12 Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Denmark?
to kill Hamlet

to find out why Hamlet is acting mad

to cheer up Hamlet

to bring Hamlet back to England
13 Where does Hamlet go to university?
France

England

Germany

Luxembourg
14 What religion was Denmark at time of writing?
Anglican

Protestant

Catholic

High Anglican
15 Where does Hamlet say Ophelia should go?
Russia

a castle

a bakery

a nunnery
16 How does Ophelia die?
poison

fencing

drowning

hanging
17 Where does the ghost say he wanders?
Baltic Sea

Hell

Purgatory

Heaven
18 When the play begins, the castle is celebrating
Laertes' return

King Claudius and Queen Gertrude's marriage

Hamlet's return

Old Hamlet's defeat of Old Fortinbras
19 Who survives the play?
Horatio

Claudius and Gertrude

Hamlet

Laertes and Polonius and Ophelia
20 There are images throughout the play relating to
ears

eyelashes

neck

nose
21 The health of a state seems related to
the physical state of its people

the moral state of its people

the moral state of the leader

the physical state of its leader
22 Young Fortinbras says he is invading
Germany

Denmark

Poland

England
23 Who saves Hamlet's life?
Polonius

Old Hamlet

Ophelia

pirates
24 In form, Hamlet is above all what sort of play?
a revenge play

a punch and judy show

a comedy

a morality play
25 What does Hamlet call Polonius?
father

a fishmonger

dear man

father-in-law

Closely examine Hamlet’s most famous soliloquy on page 137 (lines 57-91). Summarize the arguments he is contemplating in this speech.

What act and scene are you referring to?

Asked by fidkka e #1002580

Answered by Aslan on 4/9/2020 10:35 PM

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Describe Fortinbras based on what Horatio says.

Do you mean in Act 1? Based upon Horatio's description, young Fortinbras is bold, inexperienced, and willing to do anything to regain his father's lost lands.

Asked by Jhon W #1110059

Answered by Aslan on 2/6/2021 6:10 AM

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Why is a clock mentioned in Hamlet. There weren’t any clock’s in Hanlet’s time.

Yes I've heard this question before. This is called an anachronism. It is an inconsistency in some chronological arrangement. In this case, there were clocks in Shakespeare’s time but not in Hamlet's. Shakespeare wrote it in because he thought it...

Asked by Kayden M #1265056

Answered by Aslan on 1/14/2024 7:49 PM

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Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

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