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Hamlet Quiz Act III

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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.
3.
Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
a)
a nunnery 
b)
a hospital
c)
a tavern
d)
an inn
4.
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
5.
The real reason why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are visiting Hamlet is that 
a)
they are his good friends.
b)
they want to see the actors.
c)
the King and Queen asked them to come.
d)
they will perform a play at Elsinore.
6.
A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud, when no other characters can hear, is called a:
a)
speech
b)
stanza
c)
soliloquy
d)
flashback
7.
What does the ghost want Hamlet to do?
a)
avenge his death
b)
marry Ophelia
c)
make him a sanwich
d)
leave Denmark
8.

Polonius is convinced hamlet's babbling and madness is a result of his________

a)

grief over his dead father

b)

love for Ophelia

c)

anger over his mother's hasty marriage

d)

his sadness about not being able to go back to University

9.

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

d)

being too talkative

10.

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

d)

This ghost wants Gertrude to suffer

11.

How does Claudius react to "The Murder of Gonzago" (the play within the play)?

a)

He acts guilty

b)

He says "Give me some light."

c)

He leaves the theater

d)

All of these

12.

At the end of the bedroom scene, Hamlet asks his mother

a)

not to tell Claudius that he killed Polonius

b)

not to tell Laetes who killed Polonius

c)

not to go to Claudius' bed that night

d)

not to look for Polonius' body

13.

In Act 3, what does Claudius do that makes Hamlet stop himself from killing him?

a)

seems to be praying

b)

mourns at King Hamlet's grave site

c)

apologizes

d)

treats Prince Hamlet with great regard

14.
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 him
15.
When Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killing
a)
Claudius
b)
Polonius
c)
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern