WorksheetsHamlet - Act 3 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
When Hamlet said, "To die, to sleep - To sleep, perchance to dream - aye, there's the rub, For in this sleep of death what dream may come ... must give us pause" who was he talking to?
Horatio
Himself/Audience
Ophelia
Polonius
According to Hamlet, what is one reason he doesn't commit suicide?
He must take over the throne of Denmark.
What happens after death may be worse than life.
He must be strong for Gertrude.
Revenge must come before anything else.
When Hamlet said, "Be thou as chaste as ice, as purse as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go. Farewell," who was he talking to?
Horatio
Himself/Audience
Ophelia
Gertrude
At the end of Act 3 scene 1, Claudius has decided to ___.
have Hamlet put to death in Denmark
have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern kill Hamlet
ship Hamlet out of the country to England
have Fortinbras kill Hamlet
Hamlet wants the actors to perform the story of his father's killing so that ___.
the ghost will not be upset
Hamlet can watch how Claudius acts when he sees it performed
Hamlet will remember what happened
the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happened
Who said, "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."?
Claudius
Hamlet
Gertrude
Ophelia
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he's praying?
He realizes that Claudius didn't kill King Hamlet.
He doesn't want Claudius' soul to go to Heaven.
Hamlet begins to pray with him.
Hamlet doesn't want to go to Hell for murder.
How and why is Polonius killed?
Hamlet realized he was spying so he stabbed Polonius through the curtain.
Hamlet thought it was the King and stabbed him without checking first.
Hamlet thought it was an intruder, so he stabs, not knowing who it is.
The queen screamed and Hamlet thought someone was attacking her so he killed her attacker.
The difference between the ghost in Act 1 of the play and the ghost in Act 3 is that ___.
only Hamlet sees the ghost in Act 3; in Act 1, others saw it
Gertrude sees this ghost; she did not see the one in Act 1
Act 1's ghost did not look like the old King; this one did
this ghost wants Gertrude to suffer
Why does Queen Gertrude think Hamlet is truly crazy?
He attacks her.
He is yelling and screaming.
He starts dancing on her bed.
He looks and talks to the air.
What advice does Hamlet give his mother?
She should kill herself.
She should divorce Claudius.
She should stop sleeping with Claudius.
She should marry Fortinbras.
The Ghost appears in Scene 4 to ___.
make Hamlet appear even more insane in his mother’s eyes
lessen/end Hamlet’s cruel treatment of his mother
symbolize Hamlet’s guilt over the killing of Polonius
warn Hamlet that Claudius is going to try to kill him
When Claudius sees Lucianus pour poison into the Player King's ear, he reacts by ___.
fainting
choking on his wine
calling for lights and leaving
turning red and squirming
Who does Hamlet impulsively and blindly kill in Scene 4?
Ophelia
Gertrude
Claudius
Polonius
What is significant about the way that Hamlet exits the final scene of Act III?
He exits to pursue the Ghost.
He exits the scene after delivering a soliloquy.
He exits the scene vowing to kill Claudius.
He exits the scene dragging a dead body to a hiding place.
Prince Hamlet suspects that ___.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father
Rosencrantz and Guildentern were sent for to check up on him
Rosenctantz and Guildenstern will not break their promise to the King and Queen
he will get no pleasure from the actors' play
Hamlet asks the players not to over exaggerate or under play their emotions but rather to reflect ___.
human nature
their great acting skills
the sentiment of the times
their souls
Which character admitted to once playing Julius Caesar, which is foreshadowing for his untimely death?
Claudius
Polonius
Horatio
Hamlet
How does Hamlet treat Ophelia during the play's performance?
He's cold and distant.
He constantly begs for forgiveness.
He's sexually suggestive and flirty.
He's warm and caring.
What phrase does Hamlet use to describe death in his soliloquy?
a dirt nap
the golden sleep
an unknown journey
the undiscovered country
