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WorksheetsHamlet ACT I Quiz (Gallant)
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
King Hamlet was the former King of Norway.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
King Fortinbras was killed by old King Hamlet long before the play begins.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
At the beginning of Act I, scene i, Denmark has just ended a war.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Hamlet does not trust Horatio.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Laertes is a loving brother to Ophelia and is truly concerned for her well-being.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Prince Hamlet is melancholy due to the death of his father and because his uncle Claudius has been made King.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Ophelia is a young woman who loves Hamlet and is known for not obeying her father.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The Ghost of King Hamlet tells Prince Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Polonius thinks Hamlet is a good match for Ophelia.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Hamlet learns that his father’s spirit has gone to hell since he do not receive the last rites when he died.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
According to Hamlet, what did they eat at the wedding feast?
a)
Lots of food
b)
Danish Delacacies
c)
Funeral Leftovers
d)
Taco Bell
12.
What does "mirth" mean?
a)
joyous celebration
b)
somber grief
c)
mother
d)
stillbirth
13.
What does "dirge" mean?
a)
joyous celebration
b)
somber grief
c)
a big boat
14.
Where is Hamlet in school?
a)
France
b)
Wittenburg
c)
Fortinbras
d)
Elsinore
15.
Who tells Ophelia that Hamlet's love is fleeting?
a)
Laertes
b)
Polonius
c)
Laertes and Polonius
16.
How does the ghost say he died?
a)
He was murdered by Claudius
b)
He was killed by Young Fortinbras
c)
He died of a heart attack
17.
Who didn't believe in the ghost at first?
a)
Marcellus
b)
Hamlet
c)
Horatio
d)
Jocasta
18.
Who is Claudius to Hamlet?
a)
Son
b)
Cousin
c)
Step-Dad
d)
Step-Dad and Uncle
19.
What causes death in a Shakespearean tragedy?
a)
Fate
b)
Character Flaw
c)
Murder
d)
Bad words
20.
In which country is the play Hamlet set?
a)
Sweden
b)
England
c)
Denmark
d)
Scotland
21.
Who is Horatio?
a)
The Lord Chamberlin
b)
Hamlet's college friend
c)
Claudius' son
d)
Polonius' son
22.
Who is Laertes?
a)
Hamlet's BFF
b)
The King
c)
Polonius' son
d)
The Lord Chamberlain
23.
Who is Marcellus?
a)
The Lord Chamberlain
b)
A Guard
c)
Polonius' son
d)
Hamlet's BFF
24.
Who is Polonius?
a)
Hamlet's father
b)
Gertrude's husband
c)
Laertes' servant
d)
The King's Chief Advisor
25.
Who is Young Fortinbras?
a)
The Prince of Denmark
b)
The Prince of Norway
c)
Hamlet's cousin
d)
Ophelia's love interest
26.
In the first scene, what drives the Ghost away?
a)
The sound of cannons.
b)
A rooster crowing at the break of dawn
c)
Marcellus throwing his partisan.
d)
The sound of trumpets.
27.
Where does Laertes attend college?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Denmark
28.
For what reason is Horatio asked to witness the ghost?
a)
He is a scholar and is trustworthy
b)
He is known for his sanity
c)
He is the king's nephew
d)
He is the first person the guards encounter.
29.
In Act I why are there guards 24/7, weapons being made, and ships being built?
a)
Denmark is a medieval kingdom
b)
They fear an impending war with Poland
c)
Fortinbras is thought to attack
d)
Someone is killing kings!
30.
Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?
a)
His mother has been ignoring him and his uncle is annoying
b)
His father died and his uncle declared war on Fortinbras.
c)
His father died and his uncle married his mother soon after his father's death.
d)
He misses university life and isn't allowed to return
31.
Before the play begins, how many times has Marcellus and Barnardo seen the ghost?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
What do Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
a)
Go back to school
b)
Stay close to them
c)
Marry Ophelia
d)
Become king
33.
At the end of scene iii, Ophelia agrees to obey Polonius' wish. What will she do?
a)
She will marry Fortinbras.
b)
She will go into a convent for a year.
c)
She will stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections.
34.
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be."
Who said it?
Who said it?
a)
Laertes
b)
Marcellus
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
35.
They ghost will only speak to
a)
Horatio
b)
Claudius
c)
Barnardo
d)
Hamlet
36.
How did Claudius kill King Hamlet?
a)
stabbed him
b)
choked him
c)
he didn't kill him
d)
poured poison in his ear
37.
Laertes approves heartily of Ophelia's relationship with Hamlet.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which character is contemplating suicide?
a)
Gertrude
b)
Ophelia
c)
Hamlet
d)
Polonius
39.
A soliloquy is a short speech given while other characters are present on stage.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Finish this quote... "Frailty, thy name is __________!"
a)
Hamlet
b)
woman
c)
thine
d)
mine
41.
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
a)
Usurp
b)
Beguile
c)
Antic
d)
Harbinger
42.
Ludicrously odd; abnormal
a)
Jocund
b)
Antic
c)
Parley
d)
Filial
43.
Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
a)
Harbinger
b)
Truant
c)
Parley
d)
Antic
44.
Attract; cause to be enamored
a)
Auspicious
b)
Harbinger
c)
Beguile
d)
Truant
45.
A negotiation between enemies
a)
Parley
b)
Truant
c)
Jocund
d)
Usurp
46.
Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
a)
Harbinger
b)
Filial
c)
Beguile
d)
Usurp
47.
Absent without permission
a)
Usurp
b)
Filial
c)
Truant
d)
Parley
48.
Who said:
"But look, the morn in the russet mantle clad
Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill."
"But look, the morn in the russet mantle clad
Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill."
a)
Marcellus
b)
Polonius
c)
Horatio
d)
Laertes
49.
Who said:
"A little more than kin and less than kind."
"A little more than kin and less than kind."
a)
Laertes
b)
Claudius
c)
Hamlet
d)
Marcellus
50.
Who said:
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Horatio
d)
Marcellus
51.
Who said:
"My hour is almost come
When I to sulfurous and tormenting flames
Must render up myself. "
"My hour is almost come
When I to sulfurous and tormenting flames
Must render up myself. "
a)
King
b)
Hamlet
c)
Claudius
d)
Ghost
52.
Who said:
"As I perchance hereafter shall think meet
To put an antic disposition on."
"As I perchance hereafter shall think meet
To put an antic disposition on."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ghost
c)
Gertrude
d)
Ophelia
53.
Who said:
"The serpent that did sting thy father's life
Now wears his crown. "
"The serpent that did sting thy father's life
Now wears his crown. "
a)
King
b)
Ghost
c)
Marcellus
d)
Bernardo
54.
Who said:
"Thou art a scholar. Speak to it, Horatio."
"Thou art a scholar. Speak to it, Horatio."
a)
Marcellus
b)
Claudius
c)
Hamlet
d)
Bernardo
55.
Who said:
"By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me."
"By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me."
a)
Ghost
b)
The King
c)
Hamlet
d)
Marcellus
56.
What does this line mean?
"By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me."
"By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me."
a)
I will make a ghost out of anyone who tries to stop me
b)
I know I will go to heaven and I'm untouchable
c)
leave me alone, and let me go to heaven
d)
I'm am stronger than heaven knows
57.
What does this line mean?
"Though yet of Hamlet, our dear brother's death,The memory be green, and that it us befitted"
"Though yet of Hamlet, our dear brother's death,The memory be green, and that it us befitted"
a)
As a kingdom, we must move on and welcome a new king and queen, war is on our doorstep and we must be ready to defend ourselves
b)
We must mourn Hamlet, but also remember that we must be prepared to fight if necessary.
c)
It has only been a short time since the death of my brother, King Hamlet and it is fitting that the kindom come together in mourning.
d)
It is sad that Hamlet is gone, but we must rejoice in a new king
58.
Who is this character from the video version of the play?
a)
Laertes
b)
Hamlet
c)
Marcellus
d)
Bernardo
59.
Who is this? (in the video version of the play?)
a)
Claudius
b)
Hamlet
c)
Horatio
d)
Laertes
60.
If Claudius dies, Hamlet will be king.
a)
True
b)
False
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