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WorksheetsHamlet Test
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gertrude is...
a)
Hamlet's mom
b)
Hamlet's sister
c)
Hamlet's girlfriend
d)
Hamlet
2.
Claudius is Hamlet's...
a)
Dad
b)
Brother
c)
Uncle
d)
Friend
3.
Old Fortinbras is the late (dead) King of...
a)
Unicorns
b)
England
c)
Denmark
d)
Norway
4.
Ophelia is...
a)
Hamlet's mom
b)
Hamlet's girlfriend
c)
Hamlet's aunt who married his father
d)
Hamlet's cousin
5.
Laertes is the brother of...
a)
Hamlet
b)
Polonius
c)
Ophelia
d)
Gertrude
6.
Hamlet's father appears in the form of...
a)
A bush on fire
b)
A ghost
c)
A reflection in the mirror
d)
A dream
7.
Hamlet's mother is married to his...
a)
Father
b)
Uncle
c)
Brother
d)
Friend
8.
Hamlet feels __________________ about his mother's marriage.
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
c)
Annoyed
d)
Excited
9.
Hamlet's father reappears to him because _____________________.
a)
He wants Hamlet to be King.
b)
He wants Hamlet to avenge his death.
c)
He wants Hamlet to stop biting his nails.
d)
He wants Hamlet to continue paying for his Netflix subscription.
10.
Hamlet thinks his father was killed by a...
a)
Snake
b)
Heart attack
c)
Stroke
d)
Poison
11.
Hamlet's father was really killed by _______________________.
a)
A snake
b)
A heart attack
c)
A stroke
d)
Poison
12.
Who killed Hamlet's father?
a)
Hamlet
b)
Polonius
c)
Claudius
d)
Laertes
13.
Hamlet ____________________ tell anyone what he has discovered about his father's death.
a)
does
b)
does not
14.
Everyone in the castle thinks Hamlet is....
a)
Sad about his father
b)
Angry at his mother
c)
Crazy
d)
Physically sick
15.
Hamlet's parents invite Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Denmark to. ....
a)
Find out what is making Hamlet crazy
b)
Perform a full physical exam on Hamlet
c)
Cheer Hamlet up by entertaining him
d)
Take Hamlet with them back to England
16.
Hamlet formulates what plan to uncover the truth about his father's death?
a)
He will trick his uncle into telling him how he performed the murder.
b)
He will trick his mother into telling him how she performed the murder.
c)
He will write a song that details the murder and watch his mother's reaction.
d)
He will write a play that depicts the murder and watch his stepfather's reaction.
17.
Hamlet's stepfather feels _____________________ about the play Hamlet puts on.
a)
Irate, furious and very angry
b)
Melancholy, saddened, and quiet
c)
Ambivalent, filled with ennui, and bored
d)
Jovial, filled with mirth, thinking it's very funny
18.
Polonius dies when...
a)
Hamlet stabs him with the poisoned tip of his sword at the close of the play
b)
Claudius stabs him with the poison tip of his sword at the close of the play
c)
He hides in the bushes beneath Ophelia's window and sings to her.
d)
He hides in the curtains and Hamlet lashes out, not knowing he's there.
19.
For his own safety (according to his stepfather) Hamlet is sent to...
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
Norway
d)
England
20.
Claudius plans to kill Hamlet by...
a)
Having Laertes challenge him with a poison-tipped sword.
b)
Poisoning him at a family dinner.
c)
Cutting off his food supply, when he's been sent away.
d)
Hiring soldiers to chase him down and kill him while he's on the run.
21.
Claudius has a backup plan to kill Hamlet. Which of these is the backup plan?
a)
Having Laertes stab Hamlet with a poison-tipped sword.
b)
Poison
c)
Cutting off Hamlet's food supply when he's been sent away.
d)
Hiring soldiers to kill Hamlet while he's on the run.
22.
Ophelia dies when she...
a)
Is stabbed by a poison-tipped sword
b)
Is poisoned by her father
c)
Commits suicide
d)
Dances off a ledge in the castle
23.
Who drinks the poison at the close of the play?
a)
Gertrude
b)
Claudius
c)
Hamlet
d)
Laertes
24.
Hamlet dies at the close of the play.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
A person who is in an army
a)
Pray
b)
Groan
c)
France
d)
Soldier
26.
To make a hole through
a)
Pierce
b)
Settle
c)
Challenge
d)
Thrust
27.
To understand clearly
a)
Plunge
b)
Seal
c)
Realize
d)
Challenge
28.
Country Hamlet is set in
a)
Norway
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
England
29.
The box a body is placed in for burial
a)
Hearse
b)
Casket
c)
Pray
d)
Demand
30.
A hole dug in the ground for burial..
a)
Casket
b)
Hearse
c)
Grave
d)
Court
31.
Painful feeling of having done something wrong...
a)
Groan
b)
Pray
c)
Shame
d)
Guilt
32.
To cause to feel great fear or dismay
a)
Settle
b)
Challenge
c)
Horrify
d)
Soul
33.
To cry loud and long because of pain or grieving
a)
Wail
b)
Groan
c)
Thrust
d)
Plunge
34.
Where Hamlet is sent "for his own safety"
a)
Norway
b)
Denmark
c)
France
d)
England
35.
A robber in the sea..
a)
Soldier
b)
Pirate
c)
Thrust
d)
Pierce
36.
To throw or thrust with force
a)
Pray
b)
Soul
c)
Plunge
d)
Pierce
37.
To close or fasten
a)
Demand
b)
Seal
c)
Skill
d)
Casket
38.
To insist
a)
Demand
b)
Challenge
c)
Pray
d)
Thrust
39.
An angry stare
a)
Glare
b)
Groan
c)
Shame
d)
Realize
40.
An act
a)
Deed
b)
Challenge
c)
Shame
d)
Wail
41.
To make angry
a)
Offend
b)
Demand
c)
Shame
d)
Horrify
42.
Not easily excited
a)
Balance
b)
Wail
c)
Plunge
d)
Pierce
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