Quiz on Hamlet

Who is the main character in the story?

• Claudius

• Horatio

• Hamlet

• Laertes

What happens to Hamlet's father?

• He marries Gertrude

• He becomes a ghost

• He dies suddenly

• He goes missing

Who does Gertrude marry after Hamlet's father's death?

• Hamlet

• Laertes

• Claudius

• Horatio

What does the ghost tell Hamlet?

• To punish Claudius

• To leave Denmark

• To marry Ophelia

• To become king

What does Hamlet ask the actors to do?

• Change their play

• Fight Claudius

• Perform a comedy

• Leave the castle

How does Claudius react to the play?

• He runs away

• He joins the actors

• He laughs

• He falls asleep

What does Laertes plan to do to Hamlet?

• Poison his drink

• Help him escape

• Make him king

• Fight him with a sword

What happens during the fight between Hamlet and Laertes?

• They become friends

• Hamlet cuts Laertes with his own sword

• Laertes wins easily

• Hamlet is poisoned

What does Hamlet realize at the end of the story?

• He wants to leave Denmark

• He must stop Claudius

• He loves Ophelia

• He wants to be king

What is the fate of the royal family at the end?

• They all survive

• They become ghosts

• They are all poisoned

• They escape