Hamlet Quiz

Why are Bernardo and Marcellus so worried during their night watch at the beginning of the play?

• They've seen the ghost of King Hamlet twice

• They know Prince Fortinbras is there

• They are afraid of Horation

• They are afraid of King Cladius

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Who is King Claudius?

• Hamlet's uncle

• The Lord Chamerlain- counsel to the king

• Hamlet's father

• Laertes's father

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Who is Polonius?

• Hamlet's uncle

• The Lord Chamerlain- counsel to the king

• Hamlet's father

• Laertes's uncle

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Who is Laertes?

• A guard soldier

• Hamlet's cousin

• Polonius's son

• Hamlet's true, best friend

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Who is Gertrude?

• Hamlet's mother

• Polonius's wife

• Ophelia's mother

• A chamber maid

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Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?

• His mother has been ignoring him, and his fiancée has cancelled the wedding plans.

• His father has died, and his uncle has declared war on Fortinbras.

• He wants to travel for about a year, but he is afraid to leave his mother because she has been acting strangely since the King's death.

• His father has died, and his uncle has married his mother less than two months after his father's death.

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What does Horatio tell Hamlet?

• Prince Fortinbras is on his way to Denmark

• He wants Hamlet to come back to university

• He has seen his father's ghost

• He tells Hamlet that Claudius has murdered his father

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What advice do Laertes give Ophelia before leaving for France?

• He tells her to stay away from Hamlet and protect her honor

• He tells her that she should look at the other young men in Denmark

• He tells her that she should become a nun

• He tells her that Horatio is in love with her

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What did the ghost tell Hamlet?

• that King Hamlet was murdered by Claudius, and it asked Hamlet to avenge the murder.

• that he was not really the son of King Hamlet. The Queen had lied, and Hamlet was really the son of Claudius.

• that Fortinbras is the rightful ruler, and asks Hamlet to help him gain the throne.

• that he should take his mother and flee to Sweden, where they will be safe.

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Polonius has his servant Reynaldo go to Paris to check on

• Guildenstern

• Rosencrantz

• Laertes

• Horatio

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