WorksheetsHamlet Quiz (Acts I-IV)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
This is the approximate year that William Shakespeare began writing his revenge tragedy, Hamlet.
1599
1601
1603
1605
In I. ii. according to Hamlet, what did the Danish Court eat at the wedding feast of Claudius and Gertrude?
Lots of food
Danish delacacies
Funeral Leftovers
Taco Bell
In I. iii. Ophelia says to Laertes:
“…my dear brother, don’t be like a bad priest who fails to practice what he preaches, showing me the steep and narrow way to heaven while you frolic on the primrose path of sin.”
Essentially, she is telling Laertes to:
Follow his own advice
Become a priest
Leave her alone
Pray honestly
In III, i. what is the main idea behind Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be?" soliloquy?
He is thinking about marrying Ophelia
He is thinking about killing himself
He is thinking about his mother's marriage
He is thinking about skipping Mr. Merryweather's class
In III. iii. Claudius feels guilt for his murder of King Hamlet. At one point, he thinks to himself:
“Oh, my crime is so rotten it stinks all the way to heaven. It has the mark of Cain on it, a brother’s murder.”
This is an example of which literary device?
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Simile
Synecdoche
In Act III, who suffers the first death of the play?
Gertrude
Young Hamlet
Polonius
Ophelia
In IV, iii, when Hamlet says that Polonius is "at supper", Hamlet means that Polonius ...
... is a chef
... is fat
... is being eaten by worms
... is eating dinner
"’Tis sweet and commendable in your nature,
Hamlet,
To give these mourning duties to your father.
But you must know your father lost a father,
That father lost, lost his, and the survivor bound
In filial obligation for some term
To do obsequious sorrow."
Who said this?
Claudius
King Hamlet
Gertrude
Polonius
"'Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy star.
This must not be.' And then I prescripts gave her,
That she should lock herself from his resort,
Admit no messengers, receive no tokens;"
Who said this?
Polonius
Claudius
Laertes
Gertrude
"Now, Hamlet, hear.
’Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard,
A serpent stung me. So the whole ear of Denmark
Is by a forged process of my death
Rankly abused. "
Who said this?
Ghost
Polonius
Claudius
Laertes
In III. iii. why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he is praying?
He doesn't believe in shedding blood in church
He believes if he kills him while he is praying, Claudius will go to heaven
He's worried about his mother
He wants Claudius to look him the eye when Hamlet kills him
Why does Claudius decide to Kill Hamlet?
Gertrude actually is the one who wants Hamlet dead
He just likes killing people
He thinks Hamlet has gone crazy
He knows Hamlet is on to him
"The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king!"
What does this line mean and why does Hamlet say it?
Hamlet is planning on playing crazy until Claudius admits he killed the king
Hamlet is putting on a play to show that Gertrude killed the king
Hamlet is putting on a play to get proof that Claudius killed the king
Hamlet enjoys watching people's reactions to plays he writes.
Which Disney movie is loosely based off of events from Hamlet?
Aladdin
The Little Mermaid
The Goofy Movie
The Lion King
In the TEDtalk presented by Akala, Akala raises the question:
"Who is allowed to be a '______________ of knowledge'?"
Hip hop, like Shakespeare, holds the power to impart philosophy, history, social and political commentary, and encourage us to question the world around us. Rather than the gatekeepers of knowledge being the elite, in the twenty-first century anyone can be a ___________ of knowledge, including hip hop rappers.
protector
transmitter
relayer
custodian
Which composer bequeathed his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company to use as a prop for their 2009 adaptation of Hamlet?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
John Williams
André Tchaikowsky
Revenge, Scandal, Love, Suspicion, Revenge.
No I'm not talking about Hamlet, I am talking about Mr. Merryweather's favourite TV show.
The Office
Survivor
Love Island
Jersey Shore
According to Aristotle's Poetics, a key ingredient for the protagonist in a revenge tragedy is their "tragic flaw". What is Hamlet's tragic flaw?
Self-absorption
Kindness
Madness
Inaction
What is the 12th and final step of Hamlet's isolation?
Ophelia dies
Laertes returns and is looking for blood
He frightens his mother
He arranges for the murder of
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Your Hamlet test next week is worth _____% of your final grade.
Good luck studying!
5
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