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Shakespeare & Hamlet

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Birmingham

c)

Stratford-upon-Avon

d)

Ireland

2.

What is his recognized birthday?

a)

23, April, 1546

b)

21, April, 1564

c)

23, April, 1564

d)

26, April, 1564

3.

Who did he marry?

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Judith Quiney

c)

Anne Hemmingway

d)

Susanna Hathaway

4.

How many children did William Shakespeare have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which child died at the age of 11 or 12?

a)

Judith

b)

Hamnet

c)

Susanna

d)

Anne

6.

What was Shakespeare's theatre called?

a)

The Globe Theatre

b)

The Earth Theatre

c)

The Circle Theatre

d)

The Rose Theatre

7.

How many sonnets did the poet write?

a)

130

b)

154

c)

200

d)

37

8.

When did W. Shakespeare die?

a)

23, April, 1600

b)

20, April, 1616

c)

23, April, 1616

d)

26, April, 1616

9.

These were used to announce performances at The Globe to public

a)

Raised the flag on top of the hut

b)

Announced it with a speaker

c)

Town Crier with a bell

d)

Post on Facebook

10.
Shakespeare was ...
a)
an actor and a playwright
b)
an actor, a novelist and a playwright
c)
a playwright and a poet
d)
an actor, a playwright and a poet
11.
How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
12.
Shakespeare's plays are categorized in what 3 genres?
a)
Comedy, Romance, Drama
b)
Tragedy, Romance, Action
c)
Comedy, Tragedy, History
d)
Romance, Horror, Drama
13.

Of which country does Hamlet's family rule over?

a)

Norway

b)

France

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

14.

What request does Laertes have for Claudius?

a)

He wants a job in the court

b)

He wants permission to return to France

c)

He wants Claudius to protect his sister Ophelia

d)

He wants permission to return to Wittenberg

15.

Where is Hamlet in school?

a)

France

b)

Wittenberg

c)

Denmark

d)

Elsinore

16.

Who says to Hamlet, "...'tis unmanly grief; We pray you...think of us As of a father:"

a)

Gertrude

b)

Polonius

c)

Horatio

d)

Claudius

17.

What does Gertrude tell Hamlet he needs to do?

a)

go to France with Laertes and have some fun

b)

Stop moping around, wearing black and mourning over his father's death

c)

go to Ophelia and ask her to marry him before it's too late

d)

go back to college at Wittenberg with his friend Horatio

18.

Why is Hamlet so angry with his mother?

a)

because she married so soon after her husband's death

b)

because she won't let him go back to school in Wittenberg

c)

because she pays more attention to Claudius than him

d)

because she cut off his inheritance after his father died

19.

What does Horatio tell Hamlet why he came to Elsinore?

a)

for Claudius' coronation

b)

for King Hamlet's funeral

c)

for Claudius' funeral

d)

for King Hamlet's coronation

20.

Who didn't believe in the ghost at first?

a)

Marcellus

b)

Francisco

c)

Horatio

d)

Bernardo

21.

What news does Horatio bring Hamlet?

a)

He's seen the ghost of King Hamlet.

b)

Fortinbras is ready to attack.

c)

Claudius is marrying his mother.

d)

King Hamlet is dead.

22.

According to Hamlet, what did they eat at the wedding feast?

a)

Lots of food

b)

Danish Delacacies

c)

Funeral Leftovers

d)

cakes and pastries

23.

Who is Ophelia?

a)

She is the Queen of Denmark.

b)

She is Hamlet's sister and trusted advisor.

c)

She is a peasant that Hamlet is obsessed with.

d)

She is Hamlet's love interest and Polonius's daughter.

24.

When Polonius was giving Laertes fatherly advice he tells him not to

a)

study

b)

spend any money

c)

borrow money or lend it

d)

go to France

25.

How does the ghost say that King Hamlet was murdered?

a)

poisoned in the ear by Claudius

b)

stabbed in the back by Old Fortinbras

c)

stung by a literal serpent in the garden

d)

during a duel with Claudius over Gertrude

26.

What does the Ghost say was told to the people of Denmark how their King died?

a)

that a serpent bit him as he slept in his garden

b)

that he drank from a poisoned cup

c)

that Claudius strangled him as he slept in his garden

d)

that Polonius strangled him as he slept in his garden

27.

Finish what the Ghost says, "Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand...

a)

"...Of death, of son, of queen, at once dispatch'd:"

b)

"...Of life, of death, of power, at once dispatch'd:"

c)

"...Of life, of crown, of queen, at once dispatch'd:"

d)

"...Of life, of death, of queen, at once dispatch'd:"

28.

The Ghost tells Hamlet to...

a)

revenge his murder by killing Gertrude and Claudius

b)

leave Elsinore after killing Claudius

c)

forgive his mother and carry on

d)

revenge his murder and remember him

29.

Who do Gertrude & Claudius send for to help determine the cause of Hamlet's madness?

a)

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

b)

Rosenblatt & Guildenstern

c)

Rosencrantz & Guildenblatt

d)

Rosenstern & Guildencrantz

30.

Hamlet asks them if they will insert some lines into the show they plan on performing before the king:

a)

The community theatre group of Elsinore

b)

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

the traveling acting troupe that has come to Elsinore

d)

The King's Men

31.

Explain the line, "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King."

a)

Hamlet wants the play to be a success since he added some lines

b)

Hamlet has heard that guilty creatures watching a play confess their crimes out loud upon seeing their evil deed

c)

Hamlet wants King Claudius to react to the action on the stage and show his guilt in killing King Hamlet

d)

Both 2 & 3

32.

What does Polonius think the cause of Hamlet's madness is?

a)

Hamlet is upset about his father's death

b)

Hamlet wants to go back to school in Wittenberg

c)

Hamlet is upset about his mother's hasty marriage

d)

Hamlet's love for Ophelia

33.

Who says, "to sleep, perchance to dream...but in that sleep of death, what dreams may come."

a)

The lead actor in the traveling troupe

b)

Horatio

c)

Hamlet

d)

Polonius

34.

Hamlet tells Ophelia...

a)

"I loved you not...leave me be!"

b)

"I loved you more than 40 thousand brothers!"

c)

"I loved you until you spied on me!"

d)

"I loved you not...to a nunnery, go!"

35.

On the way to his mother's room, Hamlet has a chance to kill Claudius but doesn't. Why?

a)

Hamlet has a change of heart about Claudius

b)

Hamlet thinks Claudius is praying

c)

Hamlet is chicken and can't bring himself to kill Claudius

d)

Hamlet doesn't want to leave his mother a widow again

36.

Claudius says he can't pray because he's not willing to give up these things:

a)

His crown, his ambition, his queen

b)

His crown, his luxurious lifestyle, his queen

c)

His desire to rule northern Europe, his lifestyle, his queen

d)

His crown, his castle, his queen

37.

Hamlet decides to kill Claudius when he is in a sinful act so that...

a)

Gertrude knows what a louse her new husband is

b)

"his heels may kick at heaven" and his soul go to hell

c)

"his heels may be directed straight toward hell"

d)

his soul can be at peace

38.

Who does Hamlet kill behind the arras (curtain) in Gertrude's room, thinking it's the King?

a)

Claudius

b)

Ophelia

c)

Laertes

d)

Polonius

39.

Hamlet tells his mother to stay away from Claudius and don't let him seduce her into telling him what Hamlet knows of the murder of King Hamlet.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

When Hamlet is sent away to England, what happens to Ophelia?

a)

she flees to Norway

b)

she runs away with Fortinbras

c)

she goes mad

d)

she joins a nunnery

41.

Laertes is angry about his father's death and plots with Claudius by deciding to...

a)

have a boxing match with Hamlet

b)

have Hamlet brought up on charges of murder

c)

have Claudius kill Hamlet the way Polonius was killed

d)

have a friendly fencing duel with Hamlet

42.

What are the 2 devices that Laertes & Claudius come up with to kill Hamlet?

a)

poisoned tip of Laertes' sword & poison on the inside of Hamlet's fencing glove

b)

poisoned tip of Laertes' sword & poisoned handle on Hamlet's sword

c)

poisoned tip of Laertes' sword & poison in the cup offered by Claudius

d)

poisoned handle on Hamlet's sword & poison in the cup offered by Claudius

43.

What specifically happens to Ophelia?

a)

she drowns by wading into the water when her garland of flowers fell into the water

b)

she drowns trying to hang a garland of flowers on a branch over the stream when the branch breaks

c)

she drowns

d)

she drowns trying to save a cat that was stuck in a tree

44.

Upon his return to England, Hamlet and Horatio come upon a gravedigger and a skull that was taken from the ground. Whose skull is it?

a)

the skull of Yorick, the King's jester

b)

the skull of Fortinbras, the King's knight

c)

the skull of Ophelia, Hamlet's love

d)

the skull of King Hamlet

45.

Hamlet and Laertes scuffle in Ophelia's grave, each one exclaiming...

a)

"You didn't deserve such a love/sister!"

b)

"She didn't love you like she loved me!"

c)

"She wanted to be a nun but you wouldn't let her!"

d)

"I loved her more than you did!"

46.

In the friendly duel scene, Claudius places a poisoned pearl into the cup. Who drinks from the cup first?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Gertrude

c)

Claudius

d)

Laertes

47.

What is the reason for Hamlet's death?

a)

Claudius convinces Hamlet to drink from the cup

b)

Gertrude convinces Hamlet to drink from the cup

c)

Laertes scratches him with the poisoned tip of his sword

d)

Laertes stabs Hamlet violently with the poisoned sword

48.

What is the reason for Laertes' death?

a)

Claudius makes Laertes drink from the cup

b)

Hamlet gets a hold of the poisoned sword and violently stabs Laertes

c)

Laertes voluntarily drinks from the cup

d)

Hamlet gets a hold of the poisoned sword and scratches Laertes

49.

How does Claudius die?

a)

He is stabbed with the poisoned sword and forced to drink from the poisoned cup

b)

He is stabbed with the poisoned sword and Gertrude strangles him

c)

He is stabbed with the poisoned sword and Hamlet strangles him

d)

He drinks from the cup and then commits suicide with a sword like a true Samurai

50.

As Hamlet dies in the arms of his friend Horatio, these words are spoken:

a)

"Good night sweet prince and may angels watch over you."

b)

"Good night sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

c)

"Good night sweet prince and may a flight of angels escort you home."

d)

""Good night sweet prince and may God keep you and bless you."