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Hamlet Act IV

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to Hamlet after he runs into Fortinbras's army?

a)

He ditches his guards and comes back to Denmark

b)

He convinces Rosencrantz to help him and they come back to Denmark

c)

Hamlet's boat gets attacked by pirates and they bring him back to Denmark

d)

He drowns

2.

Why has Laertes returned from France?

a)

to end things with Ophelia

b)

to kill Horatio

c)

to travel with Hamlet to England

d)

to get revenge for Polonius's death

3.

Why is Fortinbras and his army a reality check for Hamlet?

a)

Fortinbras is willing to fight for a small piece of land, but Hamlet has not yet gotten revenge for his father's death.

b)

Fortinbras is a better fencer than Hamlet

c)

Hamlet has problems inheriting the castle, but things have been easy for Fortinbras.

d)

Fortinbras is suffering from guilt.

4.

Claudius reveals that he has planned for

a)

an army to kill Fortinbras

b)

an army to kill Laertes

c)

The king of England to kill Hamlet

d)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to execute Hamlet

5.

What is Claudius's plan at the end of Act 4?

a)

He will drown Hamlet

b)

Laertes will kill Hamlet in a duel

c)

Laertes will kill Hamlet while he is sleeping

d)

to let Hamlet ruin himself

6.

Which of the following does NOT happen in Act 4?

a)

Hamlet negotiates a peace treaty with Fortinbras's army.

b)

Laertes comes back from France

c)

Ophelia talks to Gertrude and Claudius about flowers

d)

Hamlet gets kidnapped

7.

What happens to Ophelia at the end of Act 4?

a)

She runs away

b)

She has drown; it looks like a suicide

c)

She is trying to kill Claudius

d)

She begins to date Fortinbras

8.

Which is the correct way to cite a quote from lines 14-22 in Act 4 scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet?

a)

(Shakespeare IV 14).

b)

(Shakespeare IV ii).

c)

(Shakespeare II iv 14-22).

d)

(Shakespeare IV. ii 14-22).

9.

Hamlet calls this person a sponge

a)

Rosencrantz

b)

Guildenstern

c)

Gertrude

d)

Emily

10.

What is Claudius's back up plan to kill Hamlet?

a)

Poison his drink

b)

Poison his ear

c)

Poison his food

11.

How many people do the pirates capture?

a)

five prisoners

b)

only one, Hamlet

c)

fifty-five prisoners

12.

Where are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at the end of Act 4?

a)

In France

b)

In England

c)

In Denmark

13.

How does Ophelia die?

a)

She drowns while trying to hang flower wreaths; her dress weighs her down

b)

She is stabbed in the heart

c)

She runs away and pirates harm her