Act 2: What is Polonius' plan for testing his theory about Hamlet's madness?

To have Hamlet meet Ophelia and he will hide and eavesdrop

To stage a duel and see if Hamlet is mentally able to fight

To have doctors observe Hamlet and diagnose him

He wants a priest to come and perform an exorcism on Hamlet

Act 2: After Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave Hamlet, what does he say in his soliloquy?

He thinks of himself as a coward for not avenging his father

He knows he is about to commit a sin and he begs God's mercy

He believes that love conquers all, and decides not to kill

He is angry at his father and that Claudius is better

Act 3: Which of the following explains Hamlet's main point in the to be or not to be soliloquy ?

If a miserable life is better than the unknown of the death

If love (romantic or family love) is worth all of the pain

If peace of mind is a good substitute for material wealth

Questions the rules of succession to the throne in Denmark

Act 3: Describe Hamlet's tone when he speaks to Ophelia.

Hamlet is patronizing and sarcastic.

Act 3: What was the King's reaction to the play?

The King got up and called for the lights.

The King had no reaction to the play.

The King was visibly upset, but said nothing.

Act 3: What would Hamlet have his mother do?

He wants her to stop sleeping with the King.

He wants her to have the marriage annulled by the Church.

He wants her to poison the King at dinner the next night.

Act 4: What has happened to Ophelia?

She has married another man, chosen by her father

She has gone to a convent in Norway

She is going to England to be with Hamlet

Act 4: Why does Laertes force his way in? What does he want?

He wants to avenge his father's death.

He wants to kidnap the Queen and hold her for ransom.

He wants to be given the title to his father's lands.

Act 4: What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?

Set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet

Disguised as beggars, they will rob him and kill him.

On the way from Denmark they will stage a shipwreck.

They plan to force Horatio to do it.

Act 4: The Queen tells Laertes that Ophelia is dead. How did she die?

She has died of a broken heart.

She has fallen on her own knife.

Act 5: Laertes thinks that Ophelia deserves a better funeral. What is the priest's answer?

She is lucky to get a nice funeral due to the way she died

There is no one to pay for it since Polonius is already dead

He agrees and sets about preparing one

That women are inferior and deserve very simple funerals

Act 5: Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?

He shows that his sorrow is as great as Laertes'.

He wants to make sure that she is really dead.

He wants everyone to think he is still mad.

He wants to be buried alive so he can be with her forever.

Act 5: What does Hamlet do to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

He switched the letter of his execution and put their names

Pays a group of thugs to beat them and leave them for dead

He offers them money and asks to remain friends

He arranged for them to be kidnapped and taken to Poland.

Act 5: What happens to Queen Gertrude?

Gertrude drinks a poisoned beverage

Gertrude is run through with Hamlet's sword.

Gertrude is killed by the poison on their opponent's sword

Gertrude is killed by the poison on Laertes's sword

Hamlet Final

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English

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12th Grade

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Easy

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CCSS

RL.11-12.10, RL.8.3, RL.11-12.3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Who is Horatio?

Murdered prior to the beginning of the play

Guard at Elsinore

Hamlet's friend

Ophelia's Brother

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Act 1: What does young Fortinbras want to do?

To conquer Denmark

To receive payment from Hamlet

To avenge his father's death by killing Hamlet

To regain the lands his father had lost

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Act 1: What does King Claudius tell Hamlet?

Suggests that Hamlet go to England/University at Cambridge

To stop grieving and to think of him as his father

Tells Hamlet to go on a pilgrimage to honor his father

Tells him that the Queen never really loved King Hamlet

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Act 1: What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia?

He warns her to stay away from Hamlet and protect her virtue

To date other people before choosing a husband

He tells her to join a convent and not marry anyone

He tells her that Claudius is secretly in love with her.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Act 2: Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad?

Ophelia's rejections have been too much /he is lovesick

Hamlet has been using witchcraft and it affects his mind

Hamlet is angry because he has not become King.

Hamlet realizes now that the Old King never really loved him

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Act 1, Scene 5: Who said this?
"Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched, Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.

King Claudius

Old Hamlet

Horatio

Polonius

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

Act 2: Why have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the castle?

They have come to help the Queen redecorate the castle

To tutor Hamlet so that he can go on to the University

To train and prepare the troops for battle

To find out why Hamlet is acting strange and report to Claudius

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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Hamlet Final

25 questions

Who is Horatio?

Act 1: What does young Fortinbras want to do?

Act 1: What does King Claudius tell Hamlet?

Act 1: What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia?

Act 2: Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad?

Act 1, Scene 5: Who said this?"Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched, Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.

Act 2: Why have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the castle?

Act 2: What is Polonius' plan for testing his theory about Hamlet's madness?

Act 2: After Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave Hamlet, what does he say in his soliloquy?

Act 2, Scene 2: Who said this?

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Act 1, Scene 5: Who said this?
"Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched, Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.