WorksheetsHamlet Act IV Review Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What happens to Hamlet after he runs into Fortinbras's army?
He ditches his guards and comes back to Denmark
He convinces Rosencrantz to help him and they come back to Denmark
Hamlet's boat gets attacked by pirates and they bring him back to Denmark
He drowns
Why has Laertes returned from France?
to end things with Ophelia
to kill Horatio
to travel with Hamlet to England
to get revenge for Polonius's death
Why is Fortinbras and his army a reality check for Hamlet?
Fortinbras is willing to fight for a small piece of land, but Hamlet has not yet gotten revenge for his father's death.
Fortinbras is a better fencer than Hamlet
Hamlet has problems inheriting the castle, but things have been easy for Fortinbras.
Fortinbras is suffering from guilt.
Claudius reveals that he has planned for
an army to kill Fortinbras
an army to kill Laertes
The king of England to kill Hamlet
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to execute Hamlet
What is Claudius's plan at the end of Act 4?
He will drown Hamlet
Laertes will kill Hamlet in a duel
Laertes will kill Hamlet while he is sleeping
to let Hamlet ruin himself
Which of the following does NOT happen in Act 4?
Hamlet negotiates a peace treaty with Fortinbras's army.
Laertes comes back from France
Ophelia talks to Gertrude and Claudius about flowers
Hamlet gets kidnapped
What happens to Ophelia at the end of Act 4?
She runs away
She has drown; it looks like a suicide
She is trying to kill Claudius
She begins to date Fortinbras
What is Claudius's back up plan to kill Hamlet?
Poison his drink
Poison his ear
Poison his food
Where are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at the end of Act 4?
In France
In England
In Denmark
In Act IV, Claudius modifies his plans to send Hamlet to England. What has changed?
He wants Hamlet to conquer England for Denmark.
He wants Hamlet to bring back some of that delicious tea.
He wants England to kill Hamlet upon arrival.
He wants Hamlet to act as a peaceful ambassador to England. They are at war with Denmark.
In Act IV, what has caused Ophelia to act strangely?
She misses Laertes. He is away in Paris.
Her father has been killed by Hamlet and she feels some guilt associated with Hamlet's madness and her father's death.
She doesn't want to help the king and queen anymore.
She realizes that Hamlet does not love her and will never marry her.
What is NOT one of the reasons why Claudius doesn't imprison Hamlet after the death of Polonius.
It was against the law to throw a royal in prison
He is the prince so the public will not approve because they love Hamlet
He is worried that the public will blame him for letting Hamlet run around, while insane
Gertrude would never be able to forgive him
Who arrives with an angry mob to express their anger at the death of Polonius?
Laertes
Fortinbras
King Hamlet's ghost
Ophelia
What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?
They will go to see him, disguised as beggars. Then they will rob him and kill him.
They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet. Either Laertes will kill Hamlet, or, if he survives, the King will poison him.
They plan to go to him and escort him back to Denmark. On the way, they will stage a shipwreck. They will leave Hamlet in the water to perish, and they will be rescued by another ship.
They plan to force Horatio to do it. If he refuses they will kill all the members of his family.
Why is Hamlet surprised at Fortinbras's attempt to conquer a part of Poland?
The land is worthless
No one has ever successfully defeated the Poles
Fortinbras is travelling in the wrong direction
The Poles have never had a disagreement with the Norwegians
Why must the King "not put the strong arm on" Hamlet?
He is afraid that his soul would be permanently blackened if he committed any more evil deeds.
He is protecting his wife. He thinks that Hamlet might try to hurt her if he is provoked.
He needs to save all of his strength for fighting the enemies from other countries.
Hamlet's mother would not want him harmed. The people of Denmark like him and would be upset if anything happened to him..
When the King asks Hamlet where Polonius is, what is Hamlet's answer?
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.
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.
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.
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.
What has happened to Ophelia?
She has married another man, chosen by her father.
She has gone to a convent in Norway.
She has defied her father and announced that she is going to England to be with Hamlet.
She has gone crazy.
What happens in Scene vii?
Ophelia dies by drowning
Claudius receives a letter from Hamlet that he is returning
Claudius develops two plans to kill Hamlet, just in case one doesn't work
Claudius manipulates Laertes to take revenge on Hamlet
all of the above
Identify similarities in the situation facing both Laertes and Hamlet.
Both Laertes and Hamlet love Ophelia and are "ladies" men.
Both Hamlet and Laertes have lost a father and arrive in Denmark to learn of the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Both Laertes and Hamlet loved Polonius and demand to know of his death.
Both Hamlet and Laertes are princes; they both are scholars returning home to learn of tragic family occurrences.
