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Collection 4: Hamlet Test Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this setting: Denmark

a)

Country where Prince Fortinbras lives

b)

Country that dead King Hamlet ruled over

c)

City where Laertes attends a university

d)

City in Germany where Hamlet attends a university

e)

City where Hamlet and family live

2.
Identify this setting: Norway
a)
Country where Prince Fortinbras lives
b)
Country that dead King Hamlet ruled over
c)
City where Laertes attends a university
d)
City in Germany where Hamlet attends a university
e)
City where Hamlet and family live
3.
Identify this setting: Wittenburg
a)
Country where Prince Fortinbras lives
b)
Country that dead King Hamlet ruled over
c)
City where Laertes attends a university
d)
City in Germany where Hamlet attends a university
e)
City where Hamlet and family live
4.
Identify this setting: Paris, France
a)
Country where Prince Fortinbras lives
b)
Country that dead King Hamlet ruled over
c)
City where Laertes attends a university
d)
City in Germany where Hamlet attends a university
e)
City where Hamlet and family live
5.
Identify this setting: Denmark
a)
Country where Prince Fortinbras lives
b)
Country that dead King Hamlet ruled over
c)
City where Laertes attends a university
d)
City in Germany where Hamlet attends a university
e)
City where Hamlet and family live
6.
Identify this setting: Elsinore
a)
Country where Prince Fortinbras lives
b)
Country that dead King Hamlet ruled over
c)
City where Laertes attends a university
d)
City in Germany where Hamlet attends a university
e)
City where Hamlet and family live
7.

Identify this character: Prince Hamlet

a)

wears mourning clothes in his first appearance in the play

b)

marries two months after a spouse’s death

c)

poisons his sleeping brother

d)

is plotting a battle against Denmark

e)

appears to the night watchmen

8.
Identify this character: Claudius
a)
wears mourning clothes in his first appearance in the play
b)
marries two months after a spouse’s death
c)
poisons his sleeping brother
d)
is plotting a battle against Denmark
e)
appears to the night watchmen
9.

Identify this character: Ghost

a)

wears mourning clothes in his first appearance in the play

b)

marries two months after a spouse’s death

c)

Is murdered before the beginning of the play

d)

is plotting a battle against Denmark

e)

appears to the night watchmen

10.
Identify this character: Horatio
a)
Is a school “chum” of Prince Hamlet
b)
marries two months after a spouse’s death
c)
poisons his sleeping brother
d)
is plotting a battle against Denmark
e)
appears to the night watchmen
11.
Identify this character: King Hamlet
a)
wears mourning clothes in his first appearance in the play
b)
marries two months after a spouse’s death
c)
poisons his sleeping brother
d)
Is murdered before the beginning of the play
e)
appears to the night watchmen
12.
Identify this character: Laertes
a)
is the brother of Hamlet’s girlfriend
b)
Is a school “chum” of Prince Hamlet
c)
poisons his sleeping brother
d)
is plotting a battle against Denmark
e)
appears to the night watchmen
13.

Identify this character: Gertrude

a)

is warned to stay away from Prince Hamlet

b)

marries two months after a spouse’s death

c)

is the top advisor to the king

d)

is plotting a battle against Denmark

e)

appears to the night watchmen

14.

Identify this character: Ophelia

a)

appears to the night watchmen

b)

marries two months after a spouse’s death

c)

poisons his sleeping brother

d)

is warned to stay away from Hamlet

15.
Identify this character: Polonius
a)
is warned to stay away from Hamlet
b)
marries two months after a spouse’s death
c)
poisons his sleeping brother
d)
is the top advisor to the king
e)
is plotting a battle against Denmark
16.
Identify this character: Prince Fortinbras
a)
is plotting a battle against Denmark
b)
marries two months after a spouse’s death
c)
poisons his sleeping brother
d)
is the top advisor to the king
e)
appears to the night watchmen
17.
Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?
a)
His mother has been ignoring him, and his fiancée has cancelled the wedding plans.
b)
His father has died, and his uncle has declared war on Fortinbras.
c)
He wants to travel for about a year, but he is afraid to leave his mother because she
d)
has been acting strangely since the King's death.
e)
His father has died, and his uncle has married his mother less than two months after his father's death.
18.
Why is young Fortinbras angry?
a)
Prince Hamlet insulted his father, King Fortinbras.
b)
Prince Fortinbras wants the lands that King Hamlet gained from Denmark after a battle with King Fortinbras.
c)
King Hamlet fought unfairly in a battle with King Fortibras and then stole lands from Norway
d)
Prince Fortinbras wants the lands that King Hamlet gained from Norway after a battle with King Fortinbras.
19.

The Ghost first appears to Hamlet in order to...

a)

say goodbye to him.

b)

tell Hamlet the truth about his birth.

c)

receive a promise of revenge from Hamlet.

d)

warn Hamlet of the horrors of the afterlife.

20.
Define the word renaissance:
a)
A time of birth
b)
A time of progress
c)
A time of rebirth
d)
A time of invention
21.
Who were the English monarchs during Shakespeare’s writing career?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I, King William II
b)
Queen Elizabeth I, King Philip II
c)
King James I, Queen Victoria
d)
Queen Elizabeth I, King James I
22.
What kind of poems did Shakespeare write (154 total)?
a)
Free Verse
b)
Diamontes
c)
Narrative
d)
Sonnets
23.
What are the three categories of plays Shakespeare wrote?
a)
Tragedies, Comedies, Histories
b)
Tragedies, Moralities, Histories
c)
Tragedies, Comedies, Mysteries
d)
Tragedies, Moralities, Mysteries
24.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men built the ________, which is where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed.

a)

The Royal Theater

b)

The British Theater

c)

The Globe Theater

d)

The Stratford Theater

25.
What is drama in which the central character has a great downfall?
a)
Comedy
b)
Morality
c)
Tragedy
d)
History
26.

The part of hero’s character that leads him to make a fatal mistake is called his tragic…

a)

fate

b)

failure

c)

fall

d)

flaw

27.
Shakespeare often wrote in ______ verse, which is unrhymed iambic pentameter.
a)
complete
b)
couplet
c)
free
d)
blank
28.
Who spoke the following line(s)? "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder."
a)
Hamlet
b)
The Ghost
c)
Marcellus
d)
Horatio
e)
Queen Gertrude
29.
Who spoke the following line(s) to his son? "This above all: to thine own self be true."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Polonius
c)
Marcellus
d)
Horatio
e)
Queen Gertrude
30.

After someone asks: "Do you know me, my lord?"" Who SAID this next line? "Extremely well. You are a fishmonger"

a)

Hamlet

b)

Polonius

c)

Marcellus

d)

Horatio

31.
Who speaks the following line(s)? "Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?"
a)
Hamlet
b)
Horatio
c)
King Claudius
d)
Laertes
e)
Ophelia
32.

TO WHOM is the following line spoken? "God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another."

a)

Hamlet

b)

Horatio

c)

King Claudius

d)

Laertes

e)

Ophelia

33.
In Act 3, Who says the following line: “O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven?”
a)
Hamlet
b)
Horatio
c)
King Claudius
d)
Laertes
e)
Ophelia
34.
After this line: "Do you know me, my lord?"" Who was the following line spoken TO? "Extremely well. You are a fishmonger"
a)
Hamlet
b)
Polonius
c)
Marcellus
d)
Horatio
e)
Polonius
35.

In Act 2, Scene 1, Ophelia describes to her father a visit by Hamlet: “Hamlet came in with no hat on his head, his shirt unbuttoned, and his stockings dirty, undone, and down around his ankles. He was pale as his undershirt, and his knees were knocking together." Why does Hamlet appear in such a manner to Ophelia?

a)

He has lost any motivation to live and is ready to give up.

b)

He is madly in love.

c)

He is suffering from deep sorrow.

d)

He wants Ophelia to think he is going crazy.

e)

He wants Polonious to forbid him from seeing Ophelia.

36.
Which quotation expresses the real reason that Claudius has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a)
Find out if there’s anything in particular that’s bothering him.
b)
I’m asking you to stay a while at court and spend some time with him.
c)
See if you can get Hamlet to have some fun.
d)
Since you both grew up with him and are so familiar with his personality and behavior.
37.
Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet’s lunacy” is Hamlet's...
a)
father’s death.
b)
feelings for Ophelia.
c)
mother’s overhasty marriage.
d)
obsession with revenge.
38.
When Hamlet sees Polonius in Act 2, Scene 2, Polonius asks, “Do you know me, my Lord?” Why does Hamlet reply, “Excellent, well. You are a fishmonger” ?
a)
Hamlet is making fun of Polonius by saying he is no better than a fishmonger.
b)
Hamlet is saying Polonius smells like a fish.
c)
Hamlet pretends to not know Polonius in order to appear mentally unstable.
d)
Hamlet pretends to not know Polonius in order to fake amnesia.
39.
Why does Hamlet ask “First Player/Player King” to recite the tale of the slaughter of the last King of Troy, King Priam? Hamlet asks for this particular tale to be performed.
a)
He hopes it will produce an emotional reaction with one person in particular.
b)
He is sending Claudius a serious warning and message.
c)
He knows it is popular with Renaissance audiences.
d)
It is familiar to him, and he finds it deeply moving.
40.
In Act 2, a major reason for Hamlet’s emotional and mental dilemma is that he...
a)
does not want to become king himself.
b)
does not want to bring any shame to Denmark with violent acts.
c)
is uncertain if the Ghost is real or what it's saying is true.
d)
knows his mother would be sad to learn the truth.
41.

In Act 3, Claudius’s comment in Scene 1 that he (Claudius) is happy to hear of Hamlet’s interest in the troupe of actors in town is an example of "dramatic irony" because…

a)

Claudius thinks Hamlet has recovered his senses.

b)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are unaware of the reason that Claudius is worried about Hamlet.

c)

the audience knows that Claudius will be made unhappy by the play.

d)

the audience knows that Hamlet is just pretending interest in the arrival of the actors.

42.
In Act 3, Scene 1, Hamlet’s line, “To be or not to be—that is the question” serves to explore Hamlet’s conflict with…
a)
his struggle between his love for Ophelia and his hatred for Claudius.
b)
his struggle between his love for his mother and his distrust for Polonius.
c)
his struggle with whether living a life even with pain is better than the uncertainty of death.
d)
his struggle with whether living a life even with very little happiness is better than causing others grief through his death.
43.
In Act 3, Scene 2, what is revealed by Hamlet’s request of Horatio that during the play he “observe my uncle...And, after, we will both our judgments join” ?
a)
Hamlet already knows the king is guilty but wants Horatio to learn this for himself.
b)
Hamlet hesitates to judge Claudius guilty without knowing for certain.
c)
Horatio fears the king may flee Denmark if his guilt is unmasked.
d)
Horatio is already convinced of the king’s guilt.
44.
Which sentence best explains the sequence of events in Act 3, Scene 4?
a)
Hamlet confronts his mother and then kills Polonius.
b)
Hamlet finds and sees Polonius behind the curtain and kills him.
c)
Hamlet kills the king first and then Polonius.
d)
Hamlet tries to kill his mother and Polonius dies defending her.
45.
In Act 3, Hamlet hesitates and then stops - at the very moment he would kill<br />Claudius. What is the reason?
a)
Claudius is kneeling in prayer and killing his *then* would achieve the opposite of what Hamlet wants..
b)
Hamlet believes that just by Claudius being in a church, any murder would send Hamlet straight to Hell.
c)
He wants Claudius to face his mother and others when answering for his crime.
d)
He wonders aloud if murdering a king of Denmark is really a wise move.
46.
When the King asks Hamlet where Polonius is, what is Hamlet's answer?
a)
First he says he has "brought the fair body to the chapel." Then he says it is in a place where no harm will come to it.
b)
First he says Polonius is now "keeping company with my dear dead father." Later he tells the King he has put the body on display in the marketplace for all the people to see, telling them that this is what happens to those who disobey the King.
c)
First he says it is with the other vermin. Then he says it is on its way to England, so as not to desecrate good Danish soil.
d)
First he says it is "not where he eats, but where he is eaten." Then he tells the King to look for him in Heaven, and if he can't find Polonius there, to go to "the other place" (hell) himself.
47.
Who speaks the following line? “I am justly kill’d with mine own treachery.”
a)
Hamlet
b)
Polonius
c)
Marcellus
d)
King Claudius
e)
Polonius
48.
Who speaks the following line? "Now cracks a noble heart. good night, sweet prince, / and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
a)
Horatio
b)
Polonius
c)
Marcellus
d)
King Claudius
e)
Polonius
49.
What is written in the letters Claudius sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet?
a)
It is a letter thanking the King of England for his help, and inviting him and his wife to visit Denmark the following spring.
b)
The King sends a document saying that Hamlet is mad and asking that he be imprisoned in the Tower of London until he regains his sanity.
c)
The King sends money to the King of England to pay for Hamlet's upkeep for one year.
d)
The King wants Hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches England.
50.
What plan does Claudius and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
a)
They plan to frame Hamlet with the murder of King Hamlet and then let the people decide on his punishment.
b)
They plan to go to London and bring him back to Denmark and make him stand trial for Polonius’s murder.
c)
They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet. Laertes will poison his sword in case he cannot honorably kill Hamlet, or, if Hamlet survives, the King will offer him a poison drink.
d)
They will hire the grave digger Yorick to murder him.
51.
Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?
a)
He wants everyone to think he is still insane.
b)
He wants to be buried alive so he can be with her forever.
c)
He wants to make sure that she is really dead.
d)
He wants to show everyone that he is more sorrowful than Laertes.
52.
Which of the following is an example of justice from the play?
a)
Hamlet and his mother die
b)
Fortinbras, when he is given the blessing to be the next king
c)
Laertes's death, when he kills Hamlet
d)
Claudius's death, when it is revealed that he was the one behind the poison plot

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