William Shakespeare's Hamlet Story Quiz

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Hamlet shows us the story of Prince Hamlet, who learns of his mother’s betrothal to her uncle even before he gets to bury his dead father. This causes a chain of events that leaves the reader of a watcher of the play glued to the book. Do you know the story well? Take the quiz below and see how much you remember of the story.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    Who does Barnardo describe as the 'rivals of his watch'?
    • A. 

      Horatio and Marcellus

    • B. 

      Hamlet and Francisco

    • C. 

      Horatio and Francisco

    • D. 

      Marcellus and Francisco

  • 2. 
    Who says 'This bodes some strange eruption to our state'?
    • A. 

      Marcellus

    • B. 

      The ghost

    • C. 

      Horatio

    • D. 

      Hamlet

  • 3. 
    Who says in Act 1 Scene 2, 'In that and all things will we show our duty'?
    • A. 

      Hamlet and Laertes

    • B. 

      Barnardo and Francisco

    • C. 

      Voltemand and Cornelius

    • D. 

      Guildenstern and Rosencrantz

  • 4. 
    Who says 'Not so my lord, I am too much i'th'sun'?
    • A. 

      Claudius

    • B. 

      Gertrude

    • C. 

      Ophelia

    • D. 

      Hamlet

  • 5. 
    Who tells Hamlet that he is showing 'impious stubbornness' and 'unmanly grief'?
    • A. 

      Gertrude

    • B. 

      Claudius

    • C. 

      Horatio

    • D. 

      Ophelia

  • 6. 
    Which mythical figure does Hamlet compare Gertrude to in Act 1 Scene 2?
    • A. 

      Niobe

    • B. 

      Hecuba

    • C. 

      Zeus

    • D. 

      Hercules

  • 7. 
    Who says 'I doubt some foul play'?
    • A. 

      Gertrude

    • B. 

      Horatio

    • C. 

      Marcellus

    • D. 

      Hamlet

  • 8. 
    What sort of character does Ophelia tell Laertes not to be like?
    • A. 

      'a reckless libertine'

    • B. 

      'a sorrowful brother'

    • C. 

      'a double blessing'

    • D. 

      'a jealous infant'

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