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Hamlet Quiz (Acts I-IV)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the approximate year that William Shakespeare began writing his revenge tragedy, Hamlet.

a)

1599

b)

1601

c)

1603

d)

1605

2.

In I. ii. according to Hamlet, what did the Danish Court eat at the wedding feast of Claudius and Gertrude?

a)

Lots of food

b)

Danish delacacies

c)

Funeral Leftovers

d)

Taco Bell

3.

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:

a)

Follow his own advice

b)

Become a priest

c)

Leave her alone

d)

Pray honestly

4.

In III, i. what is the main idea behind Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be?" soliloquy?

a)

He is thinking about marrying Ophelia

b)

He is thinking about killing himself

c)

He is thinking about his mother's marriage

d)

He is thinking about skipping Mr. Merryweather's class

5.

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?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Allusion

c)

Simile

d)

Synecdoche

6.

In Act III, who suffers the first death of the play?

a)

Gertrude

b)

Young Hamlet

c)

Polonius

d)

Ophelia

7.

In IV, iii, when Hamlet says that Polonius is "at supper", Hamlet means that Polonius ...

a)

... is a chef

b)

... is fat

c)

... is being eaten by worms

d)

... is eating dinner

8.

"’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?

a)

Claudius

b)

King Hamlet

c)

Gertrude

d)

Polonius

9.

"'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?

a)

Polonius

b)

Claudius

c)

Laertes

d)

Gertrude

10.

"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?

a)

Ghost

b)

Polonius

c)

Claudius

d)

Laertes

11.

In III. iii. why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he is praying?

a)

He doesn't believe in shedding blood in church

b)

He believes if he kills him while he is praying, Claudius will go to heaven

c)

He's worried about his mother

d)

He wants Claudius to look him the eye when Hamlet kills him

12.

Why does Claudius decide to Kill Hamlet?

a)

Gertrude actually is the one who wants Hamlet dead

b)

He just likes killing people

c)

He thinks Hamlet has gone crazy

d)

He knows Hamlet is on to him

13.

"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?

a)

Hamlet is planning on playing crazy until Claudius admits he killed the king

b)

Hamlet is putting on a play to show that Gertrude killed the king

c)

Hamlet is putting on a play to get proof that Claudius killed the king

d)

Hamlet enjoys watching people's reactions to plays he writes.

14.

Which Disney movie is loosely based off of events from Hamlet?

a)

Aladdin

b)

The Little Mermaid

c)

The Goofy Movie

d)

The Lion King

15.

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.

a)

protector

b)

transmitter

c)

relayer

d)

custodian

16.

Which composer bequeathed his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company to use as a prop for their 2009 adaptation of Hamlet?

a)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

John Williams

d)

André Tchaikowsky

17.

Revenge, Scandal, Love, Suspicion, Revenge.


No I'm not talking about Hamlet, I am talking about Mr. Merryweather's favourite TV show.

a)

The Office

b)

Survivor

c)

Love Island

d)

Jersey Shore

18.

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?

a)

Self-absorption

b)

Kindness

c)

Madness

d)

Inaction

19.

What is the 12th and final step of Hamlet's isolation?

a)

Ophelia dies

b)

Laertes returns and is looking for blood

c)

He frightens his mother

d)

He arranges for the murder of

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

20.

Your Hamlet test next week is worth _____% of your final grade.


Good luck studying!

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

100