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WorksheetsHamlet Act 3 Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the speaker of “To be or not to be---that is the question…"
a)
Ophelia
b)
Claudius
c)
Hamlet
d)
Gertrude
2.
Who is the ONLY one who believes OPHELIA to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?
a)
Polonius
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Ophelia
3.
Hamlet decides to tell the actors to perform the story of his father's killing,so that
a)
the ghost will not be upset.
b)
Hamlet will remember what happened.
c)
Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.
d)
the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happend
4.
At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to
a)
have Hamlet put to death in Denmark
b)
ship Hamlet out of the country to England
c)
have Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill Hamlet
d)
have Fortinbras kill Hamlet
5.
Prince Hamlet suspects that
a)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father.
b)
Rosencrantz and Guildentern were sent for to check up on him.
c)
Rosenctantz and Guildenstern will not break their promise to the King and Queen.
d)
he will get no pleasure from the actors.
6.
Claudius:
a)
is innocent of murder
b)
is guilty of murder
c)
begs Gertrude for mercy
d)
enjoyed the play
7.
Horatio:
a)
is the only person Hamlet confides in
b)
accompanies Hamlet to England
c)
flees to Denmark
d)
is in love with Ophelia
8.
In Act III, Claudius and Gertrude question Rosencrantz and Guildenstern again regarding what topic?
a)
whether or not Hamlet intends to marry Ophelia
b)
Norway's plans to attack Denmark
c)
Hamlet's grades in college
d)
the reasons for Hamlet's insanity
9.
Hamlet is set in
a)
Sweden
b)
England
c)
Denmark
d)
Scotland
10.
Gertrude tells Claudius she thinks Hamlet's changed behaviour is because:
a)
Hamlet suspects them of murdering his father.
b)
His unrequited love of Ophelia.
c)
of his father's death and their hasty marriage
d)
His desire to return to Wittenberg.
11.
Hamlet's real cause for rage is that
a)
he cannot do anything about his own feelings.
b)
he has done nothing to revenge his father's killing.
c)
he feels more and more gloomy.
d)
actors pretend to show their feelings.
12.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he's praying?
a)
He realizes that Claudius didn't kill King Hamlet.
b)
Hamlet begins to pray with him.
c)
He doesn't want Claudius' soul to go to Heaven.
d)
Hamlet doesn't want to go to Hell for murder.
13.
King Claudius' aside while trying to pray reveals
a)
the heavy guilt of his conscience
b)
the guilt of what to do with Hamlet
c)
the guilt of keeping the truth from Gertrude
d)
the guilt of not praying more often
14.
Hamlet refers to whom as trying to play him like a flute?
a)
Laertes and Polonius
b)
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern
c)
Marcellus and Reynaldo
d)
Ophelia and Gertrude
15.
Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
a)
a nunnery
b)
a hospital
c)
a tavern
d)
an inn
16.
Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?
a)
under the bed
b)
behind the tapestry
c)
in the closet
d)
behind the door
17.
When Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killing
a)
Claudius
b)
Polonius
c)
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern
d)
Ophelia
18.
In an aside, Claudius compared his deed (the killing of his brother) to what?
a)
To Julius Caesar being murdered by friends.
b)
sugar coating spying on Hamlet.
c)
to the player's emotional response to Hecuba's distress.
d)
the harlot's painted cheek
19.
This story is mainly about
a)
Rosencrantz's and Guildenstern's friendly visit
b)
Hamlet's love of plays.
c)
Hamlet's madness in prison.
d)
Hamlet's way to find who killed his father.
20.
What does Hamlet want the players to do?
a)
Leave the Danish court
b)
Put on a play for the king and queen
c)
Only perform comedies
d)
Not have any women in the audience
21.
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.
22.
What is Hamlet's general attitude towards women?
a)
He respects and loves them.
b)
He doesn't trust them.
c)
He puts them on a pedestal.
d)
He believes he is intellectually superior.
23.
In Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that humanity is
a)
Fearful of revenge
b)
Fearful of going insane
c)
Fearful of the unknown after death
d)
Fearful of being alone
24.
What does Hamlet criticize in this act?
a)
Marriage
b)
Ophelia
c)
Women
d)
All of these
25.
One of the themes of Hamlet is:
a)
the mystery of death
b)
revenge
c)
madness
d)
all of the above
26.
In what act does the climax appear?
a)
Act 1
b)
Act 2
c)
Act 3
d)
Act 4
27.
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.
28.
Hamlet visits Ophelia “with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head” to
a)
ask her how she feels about him.
b)
declare his love for her.
c)
convince her of his madness.
d)
tell her about the ghost of his father.
29.
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.
30.
Hamlet's soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses
a)
frustration with his weak and indecisive nature.
b)
anticipation of how he will feel if his plan works.
c)
satisfaction with the plan he has made.
d)
anxiety over the action he must take.
31.
A major reason for Hamlet's dilemma is that he
a)
likes Claudius.
b)
knows his mother would be sad to learn the truth
c)
is uncertain of the Ghost's authenticity.
d)
does not want to become king himself.
32.
Who did the King and Queen send to spy on Hamlet?
a)
Voltemand and Cornelius.
b)
Polonius and Laertes.
c)
Claudius and Gertrude.
d)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
33.
Which quotation expresses the reason that Claudius has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a)
“so by your companies / To draw him on to pleasures”
b)
“glean, / Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him”
c)
“Good gentlemen, he hath much talked of you”
d)
“expend your time with us awhile”
34.
“this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory,” means that he
a)
feels betrayed by their lies.
b)
is depressed.
c)
is touched that they have traveled so far to see him.
d)
now has a clearer view of people and life.
35.
Why does Hamlet ask the player to recite the tale of Priam's slaughter?
a)
It has a theme of revenge
b)
It is familiar to him.
c)
He knows it is popular with audiences.
d)
He knows it is popular with audiences.
36.
Hamlet's soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses
a)
frustration with his weak and indecisive nature.
b)
anticipation of how he will feel if his plan works.
c)
satisfaction with the plan he has made.
d)
anxiety over the action he must take.
37.
Hamlet's plan will work only if
a)
the actors are skilled enough.
b)
the plot is kept a secret until the very end of the play
c)
the queen understands what is going on.
d)
Claudius still has the capacity to feel guilt.
38.
In Act 3, what does Claudius do that makes Hamlet hesitate in killing him, at first?
a)
prays for forgiveness
b)
mourns at King Hamlet's grave site
c)
apologizes
d)
treats Prince Hamlet with great regard
39.
The Grounds for Hamlet's friendship and admiration for Horatio are that Horatio
a)
has placed himself in danger by remaining Hamlet's friend.
b)
represents a mirror image of Hamlet
c)
represents a man who can remain in control of his emotions
d)
has always been honest with Hamlet.
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