Hamlet Play Act 1 Scenes 1-3 : Trivia Questions Quiz
What do you know about Act 1, Scenes 1-3? This timeframe is when the stage is set to introduce the characters. The play commences on the ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark during a changing of the guard. The darkness and cold inspired the somber tone of the play. Try this test and find out if you are an expert on all things Hamlet.
- 1.Who do Benardo and Marcellus bring in to witness the alleged Ghost they've seen?
- A.
Hamlet
- B.
Polonius
- C.
Marcellus
- D.
King
- E.
King Hamlet
- 2.“So excellent a king, that was to this Hyperion to a satyr.” What is this an example of(literary devices)?
- A.
Dramatic Irony
- B.
Simile
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Assonance
- 3.What excuse does King Claudius give for forbidding Hamlet to leave Denmark?
- A.
He is scared that Hamlet will take revenge.
- B.
The king is just speaking for the queen.
- C.
Hamlet is second in line for the throne.
- D.
Hamlet is betrothed to Ophelia.
- E.
Hamlet has a terminal disease.
- 4.Why does Hamlet comply with the King and Queens decisions?
- A.
He respects his mothers plea for him to stay in Denmark.
- B.
He has an ulterior motive.
- C.
The king forces him with violence.
- D.
He stays for his lover Ophelia.
- 5.Which is NOT part of Hamlet's soliloquy?
- A.
He wishes he could die.
- B.
Hamlet remembers his mother and fathers perfect marriage.
- C.
He is upset that his father did not have a proper mourning period.
- D.
He wants to become King.
- 6."Of impious stubbornness. 'Tis unmanly grief." In the above sentence, what does the highlighted word mean?
- A.
Not religious
- B.
Irreverent
- C.
Disrespectful
- D.
Wicked
- 7.What is the theme in the first Act?
- A.
Rejuvience
- B.
Death
- C.
Marital Bliss
- D.
Mortality
- 8.Befit means:
- A.
Gloomy, depressing.
- B.
In good season or time
- C.
To happen or occur.
- D.
To be proper or appropriate for
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