Shakepeare's Hamlet
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A short quiz to determine your understanding of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Do NOT use the book or internet for help. You may use your notes.
Questions and Answers
- 1.What reason does Polonius give to say that Hamlet has gone mad?
- A.
He grieves too much for his father.
- B.
He despises Claudius for marrying Gertrude.
- C.
He is in love with Ophelia.
- D.
He is jealous of Laertes and longs to return to Wittenberg.
- 2.Whose skull does Hamlet find in the churchyard?
- A.
Court Jester's.
- B.
Reynaldo's.
- C.
Ophelia's.
- D.
His father's.
- 3.Which of the following characters are alive at the end of the play?
- A.
Prince Hamlet, Polonius, and Gertrude.
- B.
Fortinbras, Horatio, and Osric.
- C.
Claudius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern.
- D.
Ophelia, Laertes, and King Hamlet.
- 4.Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling players' play?
- A.
Claudius pleads for mercy.
- B.
Gertrude is in the next room.
- C.
Claudius pleads for mercy.
- D.
Claudius is praying.
- 5.Which of Claudius and Laertes' traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him?
- A.
The poisoned cup.
- B.
The sharpened sword.
- C.
The poisoned sword.
- D.
The poisoned dagger.
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