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Hamlet Opening Scene Quiz

Authored by Ryan Hart

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Hamlet Opening Scene Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The play Hamlet opens in which country?

France

England

Denmark

Sweden

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The opening scene takes place in what specific location?

Inside the royal ballroom

On the ramparts of Elsinore Castle

In the throne room

In the town square

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two characters are on guard when the play begins?

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Horatio and Hamlet

Bernardo and Francisco

Claudius and Polonius

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mood at the beginning of Hamlet is best described as:

Joyful and romantic

Tense and eerie

Hopeful and peaceful

Comedic and lighthearted

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What strange event has the guards recently witnessed?

The king's funeral procession

The appearance of a ghost

A foreign invasion

Hamlet's wedding

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the country of Denmark preparing for war?

Norway wants revenge for a lost battle

England has declared war

A civil war has broken out

The Queen has been kidnapped

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Hamlet's mother?

Ophelia

Gertrude

Desdemona

Portia

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

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