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Hamlet Act 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy about?

a)

Life and death

b)

Not appreciating our family

c)

Losing a loved one

d)

Being thankful for the good in your life

2.

Why do people fear dying, according to Hamlet?

a)

God's judgement

b)

how their death will affect their family

c)

Not knowing what will happen after death

3.

Who says "Get thee to a nunnery"?

a)

Laertes

b)

Ophelia

c)

Polonius

d)

Hamlet

4.

Claudius thinks Hamlet is....

a)

crazy over Ophelia

b)

not crazy and has a method to it

c)

not a danger to the King

d)

angry at Polonius

5.

Claudius has decided to do what with Hamlet?

a)

Have him killed by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

b)

Have him kidnapped by Fortinbras

c)

Have him shipped to England

d)

Have him marry Ophelia

6.

What is the real source of Hamlet's anger?

a)

He can't control his own feelings

b)

He hasn't done anything to avenge his dad's murder

c)

He wants to be King

d)

He wants to marry Ophelia and move away

7.

Hamlet renames the play to what?

a)

The Murder of Gonzago

b)

Thou killed Thy Father

c)

The Mousetrap

d)

How to Kill a King

8.

Which word means to be a warning or indication of future events?

a)

Allude

b)

Personify

c)

Foreshadow

d)

Symbolize

9.

What characteristic of Horatio does Hamlet admire?

a)

His intelligence

b)

His control of his emotions

c)

His bravery

d)

His loyalty to his friends

10.

Which is NOT a reaction of Claudius to the play?

a)

He calls for the lights.

b)

He stands up when he realizes what he is watching.

c)

He calls for an encore

d)

He runs out quickly.

11.

Claudius' reaction to the play proves to Hamlet that...

a)

the ghost didn't lie to him

b)

he can continue on with his plan of revenge

c)

Claudius killed Hamlet's dad

d)

All the above

12.

Who said, "Oh, my offence is rank. It smells to heaven"?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Polonius

c)

Claudius

d)

Gertrude

13.

What stops Hamlet from killing Claudius right after the play?

a)

He still doesn't have enough proof

b)

He wants to kill Claudius in front of everyone

c)

He sees Claudius praying

d)

He wants to talk Gertrude into helping him

14.

What characteristic of Polonius gets him killed?

a)

his nosiness

b)

his arrogance

c)

his shallowness

d)

being too chatty

15.

How does Gertrude respond to Hamlet's talk with her?

a)

Gertrude thinks he is lying about Claudius

b)

Gertrude agrees to help Hamlet kill Claudius

c)

Gertrude doesn't feel guilty for marrying Claudius

d)

Gertrude feels Hamlet may be mad

16.

Which two people does Hamlet reveal that he is only "mad in craft"?

a)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

b)

Gertrude and Horatio

c)

Claudius and Polonius

d)

Ophelia and Laertes

17.

What is important about the ghost's appearance in Act 3?

a)

Gertrude doesn't see it

b)

The ghost wants Hamlet to hurt Gertrude

c)

Gertrude sees the ghost

d)

The ghost looks like Polonius

18.

Which word means to use phrasing that is grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, or meaning?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Parallelism

19.

Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?

a)

He was afraid it was someone there to hurt Gertrude

b)

He thought it was Claudius

c)

He was tired of Polonius spying on him

d)

He knew it was Polonius' fault that Ophelia rejected him

20.

How does Act 3 end?

a)

Hamlet runs after the ghost to get his advice

b)

Hamlet vows to kill Claudius as soon as he has another chance

c)

Hamlet is dragging Polonius' body out

d)

Hamlet goes to find Ophelia to apologize