WorksheetsWilliam Shakespeare's Hamlet
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
ACT I: Where did this story take place?
France
Denmark
America
Ireland
Who was Hamlet?
The prince of Denmark
The King
A librarian
A bread maker
Who was the ghost, and what happened to him?
late King Hamlet; Claudius killed him
Some random guy who died of old age
Horatio, Hamlet's friend; he jumped off a cliff
A wealthy businessman; he died in a car crash
How long had it been since the king died and the queen remarried?
2 years
5 days
10 years
2 months
Who did Hamlet seek revenge against?
Polonius because he's a weird man
Claudius for killing his father
The queen for stealing his favorite sword
Horatio for betraying him
ACT II: What did Ophelia see that frightened her?
A snake
A spider
A ghost
Hamlet disheveled (messy hair) and crazy looking
Why does the king send Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet?
He is mad at Hamlet
He wants to know Hamlet's secrets
He is concerned as to why Hamlet has gone mad
He has nothing better to do
What letter does Polonius bring to the king and queen?
A letter from Fortinbras declaring war
Love letters from Hamlet to Ophelia
The queen of England inviting them over for tea
A letter from the president of the united states
Who does not die by the end of the play?
King Claudius
Laertes
Horatio
Polonius
What does the ghost of King Hamlet want Hamlet to do?
Avenge his death
Kill Hamlet's mother for betraying him
Figure out who killed him
Take his rightful place as king
Who spied on Hamlet for the king and queen?
Rosencrantz
Reynaldo
Horatio
Guildenstern
What piece of advice does Polonius NOT give Laertes?
Don't lend or borrow money
Be true to yourself
Be friendly, but not too friendly
Stay close to home
Who said "the serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown?"
Hamlet
King Hamlet's ghost
Queen Gertrude
Polonius
How does Queen Gertrude die?
King Claudius stabs her with the poison sword
She drinks the poison meant for Hamlet
She kills herself out of grief for her dead son
She is stabbed by Hamlet
How does Hamlet find out that he was to be killed upon arriving in England?
He steals the letter Claudius wrote to the king of England
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell him
He overhears Claudius talking to Laertes
His father's ghost tells him
How did King Hamlet really die?
He was poisoned by his brother
He died in a battle with King Fortinbras
He was stung by a serpent
He killed himself
How does Polonius die?
He is eavesdropping (spy) and Hamlet mistakes him for Claudius
Hamlet stabs him while he's eating dinner
Hamlet stabs him during a duel
King Claudius poisons him
Who takes over as ruler of Denmark at the end of the play?
Marcellus
Osric
Horatio
Prince Fortinbras
Who commands the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Fortinbras
King Claudius
Laertes
Hamlet
What does Hamlet mean by "to be, or not to be?"
to live or die
to stay or go
To seek revenge or not
to flow or give up
Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius the first time he has the opportunity?
His mother was there
He wasn't sure wether or not his uncle was guilty
Claudius was praying
The ghost of his father asked him to stop
How does Hamlet plan on discovering if his uncle is guilty or not?
Mention it casually in a conversation
Have actors act out his father's death
Spread it as a rumor and see how the king reacts
What does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz to?
A snake
A sponge
A lion
A curtain
Who truly goes mad in the play?
Hamlet
Ophelia
Laertes
Polonius
Whose skull does Hamlet hold?
His father's
Osric's
Yorick's
Ophelia's
How does Hamlet get the letter to the King of England to seem real?
Uses his father's sealing ring
Steals his Uncle's sealing ring
He does not care if it seems real or not
He is careful not to rip the original sealing
Where does young Fortinbras return victorious from at the end of the play?
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Poland
What is Claudius and Laertes' backup plan for Hamlet?
Poison the sword tip
Send him to England
Poison a drink
Make him look like a traitor
What demand does Polonius make of Ophelia?
Marry Hamlet
Go to a nunnery
Stay away from Hamlet
Go with her brother to France
Whose death is considered to be a suicide?
Ophelia's
Hamlet's
Laertes'
Queen Gertrude's
What does Laertes say when he is mortally wounded?
He knows the truth about King Claudius
He killed Ophelia
He was planning on being the next king
He is killed because of his own treachery (disloyalty)
What happens at Ophelia's funeral?
Laertes kills himself
Hamlet and Laertes fight
Horatio makes Hamlet stay hidden
King Claudius blames Hamlet for her death
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Hamlet's enemies from childhood
Hamlet's childhood friends
Palace guards who are friends with Hamlet
Hamlet's friends from school in Wittenberg
What is Hamlet's mother's name?
(a)
As a character, Horatio can be BEST described as:
intelligent, skeptical, and loyal
aggressive, angry, and mean
wild, emotional, and moody
weak, disloyal, and cowardly
What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet's madness?
upset that his mother remarried so soon
clinical depression
upset that his mother married his uncle, who took the throne
heartbreak over Ophelia
Where was William Shakespeare born?
(a)
What era did Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in?
1830-1907
1250-1310
1599-1615
1450-1510
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Charlotte Bronte
Kate Winslet
Elizabeth Windsor
All but one are plays that Shakespeare wrote-which is the fake?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
West Side Story
The theater most commonly associated with Shakespeare is the
(a)
Who were the actors performing Shakespeare's plays?
Men-and they also played the parts of women.
Men and Women
Men, women and children
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
(a)
What age/literary period was Hamlet written in?
Renaissance
Middle ages
Baroque
Realism
What was the name of the group of actors Shakespeare created to perform his plays?
(a)
Shakespeare's plays with unhappy endings were called...
(a)
Where was William Shakespeare born? (town)
(a)
What's the name of the plague that broke out in London so the theatre had to close?
(a)
Who was first on the throne of England when Shakespeare lived and wrote his plays?
(a)
Which king, who loved the theatre, books and reading organized an easier translation of the Bible so that more people could read it?
(a)
