Hamlet Quiz Questions! Trivia
12 Questions
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- 1.The ghost first appears in the play in Act One, scene three.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.___ tells Hamlet "'Tis unmanly grief."
- 3.The protagonist of Hamlet is:
- A.
Hamlet
- B.
Claudius
- C.
Rosencrantz
- 4.The antagonist of Hamlet is:
- A.
Polonius
- B.
Hamlet
- C.
Claudius
- 5.What does Hamlet reveal when he says "The play's the thing, wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king"?
- A.
His plot to elope with Ophelia
- B.
His plot to expose the king's guilt
- C.
His intent to be entertained
- 6.How did Claudius murder King Hamlet?
- A.
By stabbing him
- B.
By ordering him to be hanged
- C.
By pouring poison in his ear
- 7.Ophelia dies by drowning in a river.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.A group of monks return Hamlet to Denmark after his exile.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Why, according to Polonius, has Hamlet gone mad?
- A.
He is in love with Ophelia
- B.
He grieves too much for his father
- C.
He misses college and longs to return
- 10.Who speaks the famous “To be, or not to be” soliloquy?
- A.
Claudius
- B.
Horatio
- C.
Hamlet
- 11.Who is Hamlet's best friend?
- A.
Laertes
- B.
Bernardo
- C.
Horatio
- 12.Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling players’ play?
- A.
Claudius is praying.
- B.
Gertrude is in the next room.
- C.
Claudius is sleeping
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