WorksheetsHamlet Act 3 Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
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.
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
3.
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
4.
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.
5.
Claudius:
a)
is innocent of murder
b)
is guilty of murder
c)
begs Gertrude for mercy
d)
enjoyed the play
6.
Horatio:
a)
is the only person Hamlet confides in
b)
accompanies Hamlet to England
c)
flees to Denmark
d)
is in love with Ophelia
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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
10.
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
11.
When Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killing
a)
Claudius
b)
Polonius
c)
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern
d)
Ophelia
12.
What causes Claudius to flee during the play within the play?
a)
He doesn't like the play.
b)
He was in a choler, meaning he had an upset stomach.
c)
The talk of poison made him realize someone knew his evil deed.
d)
None of these.
13.
How and why is Polonius killed?
a)
Hamlet realized he was spying so he stabbed Polonius through the curtain.
b)
Hamlet thought it was the King and stabbed him without checking first.
c)
Hamlet thought it was an intruder, so he stabs Polonius, the intruder. .
d)
The queen screamed and Hamlet thought someone was attacking her so he "killed" her attacker.
14.
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
15.
After speaking with Hamlet, Ophelia's speech reveals her emotions. She is
a)
Happy about what she had thought Hamlet was, but what he never was
b)
sad about what Hamlet had been, but is no more
c)
angry about what Ophelia wishes Hamlet were
16.
The characteristics of Polonius that has most directly lead to his death is
a)
his nosiness and meddling
b)
his poor judgment
c)
his shallowness
17.
The difference between the ghost in Act I of the play and the ghost in Act III, is that
a)
only Hamlet sees the ghost in Act III; in Act I, others did
b)
Act I's ghost did not look like the old King; this one does
c)
Gertrude sees this ghost; she did not see the one in Act I
18.
When Claudius shouts for the lights before the play is over, Hamlet is convinced that
a)
the ghost lied to him
b)
Claudius is really angry with Gertrude
c)
Claudius murdered Hamlet's father
19.
When Hamlet said, "To die, to sleep –To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub,For in this sleep of death what dreams may come…" who was he talking to?
a)
Horatio
b)
Ophelia
c)
Himself/Audience
d)
Polonius
20.
Who said, "Oh, my offence is rank. It smells to heaven.It hath the primal eldest curse upon ’t,A brother’s murder. Pray can I not.Though inclination be as sharp as will,"?
a)
Claudius
b)
Gertrude
c)
Hamlet
d)
Ophelia
21.
What does Hamlet mean when he says, "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all"?
a)
Hamlet feels like all people are cowards.
b)
Hamlet is telling Ophelia that she is a coward for not standing up to her father.
c)
Hamlet is saying that if it weren’t for his sense of right and wrong he would not be afraid of facing negative consequences in the afterlife if he were to commit suicide. He says it is the conscious that makes us fear punishment.
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