Quiz Evaluates Hamlet Through Act I
This quiz evaluates Hamlet through Act II. Choose the best possible answer.
- 1.Who is the daughter to Polonius?
- A.
Ophelia
- B.
Helen
- C.
Medusa
- D.
Tara
- 2.Who is killed Hamlet Sr.?
- A.
Hamlet Jr.
- B.
Polonius
- C.
Claudius
- D.
Odysseus
- 3.How is Claudius related to Hamlet Jr.?
- A.
Claudius is Hamlet's uncle
- B.
Claudius is Hamlet's father
- C.
Claudius is Hamlet's cousin/uncle
- D.
Claudius is Hamlet's uncle/step-father
- 4.What was name of the castle in Denmark?
- A.
Hogwarts
- B.
Elsinore
- C.
Thermopylae
- D.
The Grand Palace
- 5.Who is Hamlet Jr.'s main foe?
- A.
Claudius
- B.
Polonius
- C.
Hamlet Sr.
- D.
Rosencrantz
- 6.What country is planning to attack Denmark?
- A.
Turkey
- B.
England
- C.
Norway
- D.
India
- 7.What were the names of the spies from Norway?
- A.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- B.
Claudius and Guildenstern
- C.
Claudius and Polonius
- D.
Polonius and Guildenstern
- 8.How did Hamlet know the two spies from Norway?
- A.
They were childhood friends
- B.
They lived in the same apartments
- C.
They were cousins
- D.
They were athletic opponents
- 9.What Greek story do Hamlet and the players allude to when speaking to Polonius?
- A.
The story of Oddyseus
- B.
The story of Icaros and Daedalus
- C.
The story of Persephone and the underworld
- D.
The story of Pyrrhus and Priam
- 10.As what does Hamlet refer to Polonius?
- A.
A scrooge
- B.
A judge
- C.
A king
- D.
A homosexual
- 11.Why is Hamlet mad at himself on page 80?
- A.
He wanted to be with Ophelia
- B.
He wanted to be king
- C.
He wanted to get revenge on Cladius
- D.
He was very sick
- 12.What is a player?
- A.
An athlete
- B.
An individual who is smooth with females
- C.
An actor
- D.
Someone who hunts game
- 13.Who does Hamlet Jr. see as a ghost?
- A.
His mother
- B.
His brother
- C.
His sister
- D.
His father
- 14.What is the name of the king of Norway?
- A.
Hector
- B.
Rosencrantz
- C.
Fortinbras
- D.
Guildenstern
- 15.Who are the first people to see the ghost?
- A.
Marcellus and Bernardo
- B.
Polonius and Hamlet
- C.
Claudius and Hamlet
- D.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- 16.Who is Reynaldo?
- A.
A soldier
- B.
A servant to Polonius
- C.
A servant to Fortinbras
- D.
A servant to Hamlet
- 17.Who is Laertes?
- A.
The son of Hamlet
- B.
The son of Fortinbras
- C.
The sister of Ophelia
- D.
The son of Polonius
- 18.Who is Hamlet's mother?
- A.
Gertrude
- B.
Ophelia
- C.
Helen
- D.
Medusa
- 19.What kind of relationship does Horatio have with Hamlet?
- A.
They were enemies
- B.
They didn't know each other
- C.
They were married to the same women
- D.
They were good friends
- 20.True or False: Hamlet is next in line to be the king of Norway?
- A.
True
- B.
False
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