Hamlet Character Quiz

Which character is NOT a foil to Prince Hamlet?

• Ophelia

• Laertes

• Fortinbras

• Queen Gertrude

Hamlet struggling with his duty as a Royal son is which conflict?

• Man vs. Circumstance

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs Himself

Are you Lion Kinging with me? Match the following Lion King character to their Hamlet counterpart.

• Polonius

• 
• Ghost Hamlet

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• Claudius

• 
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

• 
• Hamlet

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​ (a)   and ​ the other guards notice ​ (b)   while on night watch. They first decide to ask ​ (c)   to speak to it because ​ (d)   .

• Marcellus

• a ghost

• Horatio

• he is educated

• Hamlet

• King Claudius

• he is the prince

• the ghost is his father

• Ophelia

• Polonius

Reorder the following

• The guards notice a ghost.

• Hamlet speaks to the ghost.

• The ghost tells Hamlet about his death.

• Hamlet decides to get revenge.

• Hamlet begins acting "mad".

Who is potentially setting up an attack on Denmark (in Act 1)?

• Sweeden

• Old Norway

• Young Fortinbras

• Hamlet

What advice does Polonius NOT give his son, Laertes, before Laertes goes back to college?

• Don't lend or borrow money.

• To your own self be true.

• Get in fights often.

• Find good friends and hold on to them.

______ gives advice to Ophelia about her relationship with Hamlet.

​The story goes that ​ (a)   was killed by ​ (b)   . But really​ he was killed by ​ (c)   using ​ (d)   .

• King Hamlet

• a serpent

• Claudius

• poison

• a knife

• Fortinbras

• himself

• Gertrude

• Polonius

• arrows

Why don't Hamlet's friends trust the ghost?

• It might be a demon leading him to his death.

• They do trust the ghost.

• They do not believe in ghosts.

• They already know how King Hamlet died.