WorksheetsHamlet Final Study Questions
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Queen
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
2.
King
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
3.
Prince
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
4.
King's advisor
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
5.
Norwegian foil character for Hamlet
a)
Ophelia
b)
Laertes
c)
the Ghost
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
6.
Danish foil character for Hamlet
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
7.
Walks the castle ramparts
a)
Polonius
b)
Ophelia
c)
Horatio
d)
Laertes
e)
the Ghost
8.
Laertes' father
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
9.
Ophelia's father
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
10.
Hamlet's girlfriend
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
11.
Trustworthy and loyal friend
a)
Claudius
b)
Gertrude
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
e)
Horatio
12.
Murderer
a)
Claudius
b)
Gertrude
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
e)
Horatio
13.
Stabbed behind the curtains
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
14.
Returns to France
a)
Claudius
b)
Polonius
c)
Ophelia
d)
Horatio
e)
Laertes
15.
Watches the gravediggers with Hamlet
a)
Gertrude
b)
Polonius
c)
Ophelia
d)
Horatio
e)
Laertes
16.
Fences with Hamlet
a)
Horatio
b)
Laertes
c)
the Ghost
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
17.
Murdered by his brother
a)
Polonius
b)
Ophelia
c)
Horatio
d)
Laertes
e)
the Ghost
18.
Loyal subjects to the king
a)
Horatio
b)
Laertes
c)
the Ghost
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
19.
Dispatched to England to escort someone
a)
Laertes
b)
the Ghost
c)
Fortinbras
d)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
e)
Ophelia
20.
Drowns
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
21.
Speaks with the ghost
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
22.
Naive monarch
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
23.
Scheming monarch
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
24.
Erratic and unpredictable in his/her behavior
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
25.
Fears Hamlet may lose the fencing bout
a)
Claudius
b)
Gertrude
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
e)
Horatio
26.
Hamlet names him heir to the throne
a)
Horatio
b)
Laertes
c)
the Ghost
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
27.
Wants his murder avenged
a)
Ophelia
b)
Horatio
c)
Laertes
d)
the Ghost
e)
Fortinbras
28.
Loves to hear himself talk
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
29.
Is shocked at his sister's loss of sanity
a)
Polonius
b)
Ophelia
c)
Horatio
d)
Laertes
e)
the Ghost
30.
Contemplative, thoughtful, and melancholy
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
31.
Tells Hamlet he has seen his father's ghost
a)
Claudius
b)
Gertrude
c)
Polonius
d)
Ophelia
e)
Horatio
32.
Counsels his son, commands his daughter
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
33.
Appears at midnight
a)
Ophelia
b)
Horatio
c)
Laertes
d)
the Ghost
e)
Fortinbras
34.
Concerned about his/her son's depressed behavior
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
35.
Suspects Hamlet may know the truth
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
36.
Admits they were sent for and not just visiting
a)
Horatio
b)
Laertes
c)
the Ghost
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
37.
Pompous, conniving old man
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
38.
Blames Hamlet for this character's father's death
a)
Gertrude
b)
Polonius
c)
Ophelia
d)
Horatio
e)
Laertes
39.
Warns his sister: Hamlet's love may be fleeting and not last
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Horatio
d)
Laertes
e)
Fortinbras
40.
Leads Hamlet away so they can talk in private
a)
Horatio
b)
Laertes
c)
the Ghost
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
41.
Hamlet envies this character for acting on his father's behalf
a)
Hamlet
b)
Horatio
c)
Laertes
d)
the Ghost
e)
Fortinbras
42.
Report to Claudius, but have little to report
a)
Hamlet
b)
Fortinbras
c)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
43.
Young, innocent, and obedient
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
44.
Unknowingly dies from a poisoned drink
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
45.
Is forced to swallow a poisoned drink
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
46.
Dies from a poisoned blade
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
47.
Jumps up and leaves in the middle of the play
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Horatio
48.
Honestly listens to and counsels Hamlet
a)
Horatio
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
49.
Demand's revenge for his father's death
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Laertes
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
50.
Makes his son swear on his sword
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
the Ghost
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
51.
Indecisive and hesitant, but also rash and impulsive
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
52.
Dutiful, meek, and submissive
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
53.
Is eager to see the king's reaction to the play
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
54.
The royal seal on a letter causes their deaths
a)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
55.
Agreeable, compliant, follows father's orders
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
56.
Believes Hamlet is mad for love
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
57.
Receives a letter saying Hamlet is captured by pirates
a)
Horatio
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Ophelia
58.
Announce the arrival of the players
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
59.
Wants Hamlet buried with military honors
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Fortinbras
e)
Ophelia
60.
At the end of the play, he lives and reveals the whole truth
a)
Hamlet
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Horatio
61.
The setting for this tragedy is _____
a)
Elizabethan England
b)
Medieval Denmark
c)
Renaissance France
d)
Ancient Norway
62.
The ghost wears the _____ of the recently deceased king.
a)
armor
b)
purple robes
c)
crown
d)
royal signet ring
63.
The ghost appears to the watchmen, but it will only talk to _____.
a)
Polonius
b)
Gertrude
c)
Claudius
d)
Hamlet
64.
The ghost reveals he has been _____.
a)
shot
b)
poisoned
c)
strangled
d)
stabbed
65.
Claudius sends ambassadors to Norway, requesting that the king restrain his _____ who threatens war.
a)
son
b)
cousin
c)
nephew
d)
uncle
66.
Claudius, the brother of the deceased king, strengthens his claim to the throne by _____ the queen.
a)
exiling
b)
ignoring
c)
marrying
d)
murdering
67.
Claudius says Hamlet's prolonged grief after his father's death is _____.
a)
silly
b)
unmanly
c)
understandable
d)
reasonable
68.
Hamlet is pleased and surprised to see Horatio. Horatio says a "_____ disposition" keeps him from his school.
a)
truant
b)
guilty
c)
gloomy
d)
happy
69.
Hamlet is concerned because the ghost could be an _____ spirit.
a)
unearthly
b)
evil
c)
auspicious (favorable)
70.
Laertes is concerned about Ophelia's feelings for Hamlet. As royalty, Hamlet's "will is not his own." Because he is heir to the throne, Hamlet may not be _____ to choose his own love.
a)
willing
b)
available
c)
inclined
d)
free
71.
The ghost _____ Hamlet to follow him.
a)
beckons
b)
begs
c)
cries for
d)
teases
72.
Hamlet is _____ when the ghost reveals his manner of death.
a)
relieved
b)
shocked
c)
comforted
d)
scandalized
73.
Hamlet tells _____ about the ghost's revelation.
a)
no one
b)
Guildenstern
c)
his mother
d)
Ophelia
74.
Hamlet questions the integrity of all women because of his mother's quick _____.
a)
temper
b)
edicts
c)
marriage
d)
judgments
75.
_____ is Hamlet's major problem with avenging his father's death.
a)
Time
b)
Weaponry
c)
Motive
d)
Hesitation
76.
Hamlet is _____ about the reason for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's visit.
a)
delighted
b)
saddened
c)
suspicious
d)
sympathetic
77.
Hamlet pretends to be _____.
a)
crazy
b)
sick
c)
sad
d)
happy
78.
Claudius' reaction to the play will confirm his _____.
a)
sadness
b)
remorse
c)
guilt
d)
innocence
79.
Claudius uses _____'s death as an excuse to send Hamlet to England.
a)
Ophelia
b)
Polonius
c)
the king
d)
Marcellus
80.
Hamlet does not kill Claudius when he has the chance because Claudius is _____.
a)
praying
b)
innocent
c)
sleeping
d)
depressed
81.
"Frailty, they name is woman!"
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
82.
"This above all, to thine own self be true."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
83.
"To be or not to be; that is the question."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
84.
"The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
85.
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
86.
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
87.
"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
88.
"Sweets to the sweet."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
89.
"Do not show me the steep and thorny way to heaven whiles [you] the primrose path of dalliance tread."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
90.
"Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him."
a)
Hamlet
b)
Ophelia
c)
Gertrude
d)
Polonius
e)
Claudius
91.
"The morn, in russet mantle clad, / Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill."
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
92.
"These words like daggers enter in mine ears."
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
e)
personification
93.
"Upon whose influence Neptune's empire stands"
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
94.
"Adieu, adieu, adieu!"
a)
allusion
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
repetition
95.
"But my revenge shall come."
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
96.
"I must be cruel only to be kind."
a)
allusion
b)
contrast
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
97.
"Wild and whirling words."
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
98.
"Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables."
a)
simile
b)
foreshadowing
c)
sarcasm
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
99.
"We know, we could, we would."
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
100.
"Denmark is a prison."
a)
allusion
b)
foreshadowing
c)
metaphor
d)
parallel structure
e)
personification
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