WorksheetsHamlet
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
In Scene 1, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to
a)
determine Laertes's behavior indirectly
b)
supervise Laertes to keep him out of trouble.
c)
spread damaging rumors about Laertes.
d)
help Laertes make friends and learn the language.
2.
In Scene 1, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to
a)
determine Laertes's behavior indirectly
b)
supervise Laertes to keep him out of trouble.
c)
spread damaging rumors about Laertes.
d)
help Laertes make friends and learn the language.
3.
Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his
a)
father's death.
b)
mother's overhasty marriage.
c)
rejection by Ophelia
d)
obsession with revenge.
4.
Who did Polonius send to spy on Laertes?
a)
Horatio
b)
Reynaldo
c)
Guildenstern
d)
Rosencrantz
5.
Who says “The play is the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king” ?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Horatio
c)
Rosencrantz
d)
Polonius
6.
Who is best associated with this image?
a)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
b)
Horatio
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
7.
What is the order of deaths in Act V?
a)
Ophelia, Laertes, Hamlet, Claudius
b)
Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, Hamlet
c)
Claudius, Gertrude, Hamlet, Laertes
d)
Claudius, Gertrude, Horatio, Laertes
8.
Before dying, Laertes ...
a)
Vows to haunt Hamlet.
b)
Forgives Hamlet.
c)
Tells Hamlet he will never forgive him.
d)
Says he slept with Hamlet's mom.
9.
“The lady doth protest too much,
methinks" means what?
a)
The person does not like someone.
b)
The person is lying.
c)
The person is upset.
d)
The person knows too much.
10.
According to Hamlet, what is one reason he doesn't commit suicide?
a)
He must take over the throne of Denmark.
b)
He must be strong for Gertrude.
c)
What happens after death may be worse than life.
d)
Revenge must come before anything else.
11.
Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?
a)
He wants to make sure that she is really dead.
b)
He shows that his sorrow is as great as Laertes'.
c)
He wants everyone to think he is still mad.
d)
He wants to be buried alive so he can be with her forever.
12.
The Queen tells Laertes that Ophelia is dead. How did she die?
a)
She has been poisoned
b)
She died of a broken heart
c)
She has stabbed herself
d)
She has drowned
13.
For what reason is Horatio asked to witness the ghost?
a)
He can speak Latin
b)
He is known for his sanity
c)
He is the king's nephew
d)
He has to be a guard
14.
What does the ghost ask of Hamlet?
a)
He would like Hamlet to swiftly seek revenge for his murder.
b)
He would Hamlet to protect his mother.
c)
Hamlet needs to marry Ophelia
d)
The kingdom is going to be attacked.
15.
Who suffers the first death of the play?
a)
Gertrude
b)
Hamlet
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
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