Hamlet Whole Play
This is a short answer quiz on plot details from the whole play.
- 1.
Elsinore is being guarded because
- A.
The ghost has scared everyone in the court
- B.
The palace is expecting England to invade them
- C.
Poland is about to declare war
- D.
Laertes is about to storm the palace
- E.
Norway is about to declare war
Correct Answer
E. Norway is about to declare war -
- 2.
Hamlet compares Claudius to King Hamlet as
- A.
Goliath to David
- B.
A donkey to a stallion
- C.
A satyr to Hyperion
- D.
A monster to a sun god
- E.
A snake to an eagle
Correct Answer
C. A satyr to Hyperion -
- 3.
Who hears what the ghosts reveals?
- A.
Horatio and Hamlet
- B.
Marcellus, Horatio and Hamlet
- C.
Marcellus and Hamlet
- D.
Hamlet
- E.
Hamlet, Barnardo, Horatio, and Marcellus
Correct Answer
D. Hamlet -
- 4.
Polonius tells Ophelia to stop seeing Hamlet because
- A.
He knows Hamlet does not love her
- B.
He has someone else for her to marry
- C.
He realises she is out of Hamlet's league
- D.
He has seen Hamlet with someone else in the court
Correct Answer
C. He realises she is out of Hamlet's league -
- 5.
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark is said by whom?
- A.
Hamlet
- B.
Horatio
- C.
Barnardo
- D.
Marcellus
- E.
Guildenstern
Correct Answer
D. Marcellus -
- 6.
Polonuis sends Reynaldo to Paris to
- A.
Give Laertes some new clothes
- B.
Give Laertes some advice
- C.
Spy on Laertes
- D.
Find Laertes a house
- E.
Tell Laertes friends to spread rumours about him
Correct Answer
C. Spy on Laertes -
- 7.
Polonius has decided that Hamlet's "mad" behaviour is because
- A.
He has so recently lost his father
- B.
He has been told he can not go back to the university
- C.
He is lovesick for Ophelia
- D.
He has no friends he can trust
- E.
He hates his mother
Correct Answer
C. He is lovesick for Ophelia -
- 8.
What does King Hamlet tell Hamlet to do regarding his mother.
- A.
Tell her that Claudius killed the king
- B.
Kill Gertrude
- C.
Persuade Gertrude to reject Claudius
- D.
Leave his mother for heaven to judge
Correct Answer
D. Leave his mother for heaven to judge -
- 9.
What is the name of the play that Hamlet gets the players to perform, showing the killing of a king?
- A.
Cat and Mouse
- B.
The Rat Trap
- C.
Catch the Guilty One
- D.
The Mouse Trap
- E.
Guilty or Not?
Correct Answer
D. The Mouse Trap -
- 10.
When Ophelia tries to give Hamlet back his love notes he
- A.
Is very sad
- B.
Is happy
- C.
Tells her he never gave her anything in the first place
- D.
Hits her to the ground
Correct Answer
C. Tells her he never gave her anything in the first place -
- 11.
In rejecting Ophelia Hamlet tells her to
- A.
Go back to her father
- B.
Go to school
- C.
Go and marry someone else
- D.
Go to France to be with her brother Laertes
- E.
Go to a nunnery
Correct Answer
E. Go to a nunnery -
- 12.
Claudius can not pray in the church for killing King Kamlet because
- A.
He believes he did not sin
- B.
He knows his sin is too great
- C.
He knows he will sin again and kill someone else
- D.
He is not prepared to give up what he gained
Correct Answer
D. He is not prepared to give up what he gained -
- 13.
Why does the ghost appear when Hamlet goes to his mother and tells her about Claudius killing his father?
- A.
Because he misses Gertrude
- B.
To remind Hamlet of his promise to him in avenging his murder
- C.
To warn Hamlet that Claudius is going to kill him
- D.
To warn Hamlet that Rosecrantz and Guildenstern are going to kill Hamlet
Correct Answer
B. To remind Hamlet of his promise to him in avenging his murder -
- 14.
How does Ophelia die?
- A.
Hamlet kills her
- B.
She drowns in the river
- C.
She kiils herself in her room
- D.
Claudius kills her
- E.
Gertrude sends her to France to be killed
Correct Answer
B. She drowns in the river -
- 15.
Laertes agrees to do what with Claudius regarding Hamlet?
- A.
Kill him when he is asleep
- B.
Kill him with poison at dinner
- C.
Poison him during the fencing match
- D.
Have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern kill him in England
Correct Answer
C. Poison him during the fencing match -
- 16.
What happens to Gertrude?
- A.
Claudius kills her with a dagger when she tries to reveal his secret
- B.
Hamlet kills her as revenge for marrying Claudius
- C.
Laertes accidentally stabs her with the poisoned sword
- D.
She drinks the poisoned wine by mistake
- E.
Fortinbras kills her when he arrives at the palace
Correct Answer
D. She drinks the poisoned wine by mistake -
- 17.
What happens to Horatio at the end of the play?
- A.
He drinks the poisoned wine and dies
- B.
Laertes kills him because he was Hamlet's ally
- C.
He is made king
- D.
He lives to tell Hamlet's story
- E.
Claudius poisons him
Correct Answer
D. He lives to tell Hamlet's story -
- 18.
Who becomes King at the end of the play?
- A.
The prince of Poland
- B.
The prince of England
- C.
Horatio
- D.
The prince of France
- E.
The prince of Norway
Correct Answer
E. The prince of Norway -
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