William Shakespeare's Hamlet Questions! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.The play is set in a castle called
- A.
Wittenburg
- B.
Belfast
- C.
Curagh
- D.
Dunsinane
- E.
Elsinore
- 2.Who sees the ghost first?
- A.
Francisco
- B.
Hamlet
- C.
Horatio
- D.
Marcellus
- E.
Claudius
- 3.The palace is being guarded because
- A.
The ghost has appeared
- B.
Norway is about to declare war
- C.
Poland is about to declare war
- D.
England is about to declare war
- E.
Laertes is about to declare war
- 4.Clauduis has the approval of who for his marriage?
- A.
The court of Denmark
- B.
The court of England
- C.
The court of Sweden
- D.
The court of Norway
- E.
Hamlet
- 5.Who does Hamlet tell about what the ghost reveals to him?
- A.
No one
- B.
Barnado
- C.
Horatio
- D.
Marcellus
- E.
Francisco
- 6.Laertes advises Ophelia to
- A.
Stay away from Hamlet
- B.
Find another suitor
- C.
Wait for another year before marrying Hamlet
- D.
Be careful about how genuine Hamlet is
- E.
Not to trust any man
- 7.Polonius decides that Hamlet has gone mad because
- A.
Ophelia has a new suitor
- B.
Hamlet is being sent back to university
- C.
He is grief stricken over his father's death
- D.
Nobody believes him about the ghost
- E.
He is love sick for Ophelia
- 8.Hamlet rejects ophelia because
- A.
She has a new suitor
- B.
She tells Hamlet she does not love him
- C.
He is suspicious of her when she gives him back his love letters
- D.
He finds a new lover
- E.
Horatio tells him that Ophelia is trying to trap him
- 9.In the play "The Mouse Trap" what character does Hamlet play?
- A.
The King
- B.
The murderer brother
- C.
He does not have a part
- D.
The queen
- E.
The grave digger
- 10.Who accompanies Hamlet to England?
- A.
Horatio
- B.
Rozencrantz and Guildernstern
- C.
Only Rosencrantz
- D.
Polonius
- E.
Gertrude
- 11.On the way to England Hamlet
- A.
Kills some pirates
- B.
Switches the letters
- C.
Kills Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- D.
Arranges to have Claudius killed
- E.
Writes a letter to Claudius telling him he knows who killed King Hamlet
- 12.What happens to Ophelia?
- A.
She goes to a nunnery
- B.
She goes to a mental asylum
- C.
She goes mad
- D.
She fall in love with Horatio
- E.
She hangs herself
- 13.What does Gertrude do when Hamlet tells her the truth about Claudius?
- A.
She confronts Claudius
- B.
She promises Hamlet that she will kill Claudius
- C.
She kills herself
- D.
She tells Claudius that Hamlet is dangerous and should be sent to England
- E.
She keeps Hamlet's secret safe
- 14.At the grave side Hamlet finds the skull of
- A.
His father
- B.
Yorick, the court jester
- C.
Alexander the Great
- D.
A lawyer
- E.
His childhood doctor
- 15.When Ophelia's coffin arrives in the graveyard Hamlet
- A.
Throws himself on top of her coffin
- B.
Fights with Claudius
- C.
Tells everyone he always loved Ophelia
- D.
Rejects Gertrude's love
- E.
Calls a truce with Laertes
- 16.Hamlet dies from
- A.
Fortinbras' dagger
- B.
Laertes poisoned sword
- C.
The poisoned wine
- D.
Claudius' poisoned apple
- E.
Falling off the balcony at the castle
- 17.What happens to Gertrude at the end of the play?
- A.
She leaves Claudius
- B.
She falls on the poisoned sword
- C.
She drinks the poisoned wine
- D.
Hamlet poisons her as revenge for marrying Claudius
- E.
She goes to England
- 18.Who becomes King?
- A.
Horatio
- B.
Francisco
- C.
Laertes
- D.
Fortinbras
- E.
Guildenstern
- 19.The play is set in
- A.
Norway
- B.
Sweden
- C.
France
- D.
Scotland
- E.
Denmark
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