Hamlet Review

What was the name of Shakespeare’s theater in London?

• Shakespeare’s Stage

• The Canon

• The Globe

• The Ball

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Which of the following does NOT accurately describes the tone of Hamlet

• Melancholy

• Contemplative

• Darl

• Joyous

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What does Laertes warn Ophelia about?

• Falling in love with Hamlet

• Becoming a nun

• Disobeying her father

• Falling behind in her domestic duties

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What is Hamlet’s opinion of Polonius?

• Hamlet respects Polonius as Ophelia’s father.

• Hamlet admires Polonius and wants to impress him.

• Hamlet is afraid of Polonius and tries to avoid him.

• Hamlet thinks Polonius is a fool and a busy body.

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What arrangement does Hamlet make with players (actors) who arrive at Elsinore?

• He arranges to trade places with the player during the last act of the play.

• He arranges to have the lights turned on and the play ruined in the middle of the performance.

• He arranges to have several of his own lines inserted into the play.

• He arranges to have the player pay extra attention to the Queen Gertrude, in order to make King Claudius jealous.

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The crisis, or turning point, in the play takes place _____.

• when Claudius reveals his guilt during the theatrical presentation

• when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern take Hamlet to England

• when Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius while he is in prayer

• When Hamlet kills Polonius

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Who says, “The play’s the thing, wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king”?

• Hamlet

• Gertrude

• Claudius

• Polonius

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“To be or not to be” can best be interpreted as

• to know or not to know

• to act or not to act

• to think or not to think

• to live or not to live

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Why doesn’t Claudius execute Hamlet for killing Polonius?

• A. Because Hamlet is popular with the people of Denmark.

• B. Because he doesn’t want to upset Gertrude.

• C. Because he knows it wasn’t Hamlet’s fault.

• Both A & B are true.

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How does Claudius plan to get rid of Hamlet without being blamed for it?

• He sends Hamlet to confront Fortinbras.

• He instructs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to murder Hamlet at sea.

• He plans to poison Hamlet just like he did to his father.

• He intends to send Hamlet to England to be executed.