WorksheetsHamlet Act 1 and 2
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
Act 1,1 Hamlet's father's ------- appears to the guards on watch and Hamlet's friend, Horatio.
crown
friend
lost cat
ghost
Act 1,1 The play opens with the line
'welcome!'
'this is fun!'
'who is there?'
'I'm hungry'
Act 1,1 Why has Horatio been called to speak to Old King Hamlet?
He is a scholar who speaks Latin and it is assumed that old Hamlet will too
They were good friends
Horatio is good at small talk
Old King Hamlet asked for him
Act 1,1 The Ghost
Encourages the guards and Horatio to take part in a dance with him
Refuses to speak
Sings loudly
Shouts at Horatio
Act 1,1 What story does Horatio tell?
Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
Of a duel between young and old Hamlet
The ghosts that always walk the ramparts of Elsinore
The vanquishing of old Fortinbras by old Hamlet
Act 1,1 What does the cock crow at the end of the scene show?
Daybreak is coming and so all spirits must return to the other world
That Horatio enjoys chicken
The farmyards are close to the castle of Elisnore
The scene has been too long
Act 1,2 King Claudius (brother to Old Hamlet) has married
Gertrude (Old Hamlet's widow)
Ophelia (Hamlet's girlfriend)
Rozencranz
Polonius
Act 1,2 Claudius sends ambassadors to -------- to avert invasion
England
Norway
Sweden
Lichtenstein
Act 1,2 Laertes asks Claudius for permission to
Take up fencing as a hobby
Spend more time with his father
Return to his studies in Paris
Go to war in Norway
Act 1,2 Hamlet is refused permission to
smile
March to war with Norway
Begin fencing as a hobby
Return to his studies in Wittenburg
Act 1,2 Both Claudius and Gertrude criticise Hamlet for
His poor hosting skills
His recent haircut
His love for his father
His protracted mourning for his father
Act 1,2 Hamlet is disgusted that
Norway wants to fight Denmark again
his mother has married his uncle
Claudius is so loud
Parties in Elsinore are so dull
Act 1,2 Horatio tells Hamlet of
Old Hamlet's death by Claudio's hand
his father's ghost
Claudio's marriage to Gertrude
his own (Hortatio's) problems with his mum
Act 1,3 Laertes warns his sister of
Fortinbras
not having hobbies to cope with boredom
listening to their father Polonius
losing her virginity to Hamlet
Act 1,4 The ghost appears and
disappears before Hamlet can speak with it
swears and curses Hamlet
does a jig
beckons Hamlet away from his companions
Act 1,5 The Ghost tells Hamlet that he was murdered without
revealing who the murderer was
getting to say goodbye to his family
the benefit of last rites
having a favourite meal
Act 1,5 The Ghost wants to spare ..... any pain
Horatio
Hamlet
Gertrude
Ophelia
Act 1,5 Hamlet swears the guards and Horatio to secrecy and tells them that he will now feign
madness
happiness
sporting prowess
love
Act 2,1 Polonius sends Reynaldo to
negotiate peace with Norway
woo Ophelia
spy on Laertes
buy milk
Act 2,1 Ophelia reports that
Hamlet is acting mad and not speaking
Hamlet is hosting a party
Hamlet has proposed marriage to her
Hamlet has broken up with her
Act 2,2 Claudius conscripts ..... and .... to probe Hamlet's condition
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Barnardo and Guildenstern
Sigmund and Hortatio
Laertes and Feste
Act 2,2 Polonius plans to evesdrop on Hamlet and .....
Horatio
Claudius
Ophelia
Gertrude
Act 2,2 Some players arrive at Elsinore and Hamlet arranges for them to play a ...
masque
murder play
comedy
tragedy
