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Hamlet- Introduction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hamlet was written around?

a)

Written around 1601

b)

Written around 1630

c)

Written around 1602

2.

The setting of the play is:

a)

Denmark

b)

Verona

c)

Rome

d)

Venice

3.

Hamlet is known as a :

a)

tragedy

b)

folklore

c)

comedy

d)

bildungsroman

4.

Hamlet is the first work of literature to look squarely at the

a)

falsity and sham of everyday life

b)

appearance versus reality of life

5.

Story of Hamlet based on a Danish revenge story from the?

a)

1100s

b)

1200s

6.

What was his theatre called?

a)

the Globe

b)

the Earth

c)

the Circle

7.
Where was W. Shakespeare born?
a)
London
b)
Birmingham
c)
Stratford-upon-Avon
8.

When was he born?

a)

23 April 1500

b)

21 April 1546

c)

23 April 1564

9.

What has happened to his popularity in the 400 years since his death?

a)

His popularity decreased

b)

People forgot him

c)

His popularity increased

10.
Shakespeare was ...
a)
an actor and a playwright
b)
an actor, a novelist and a playwright
c)
a playwright and a poet
d)
an actor, a playwright and a poet
11.

What time range was Hamlet written in?

a)

1555-1600

b)

1600-1630

c)

1599-1602

d)

1564-1601

12.

Which deaths may have influenced to Hamlet's writing of Hamlet?

a)

son and father

b)

cousin and uncle

c)

father

d)

brother

13.

What is NOT a possible theme of Hamlet?

a)

Justice

b)

Revenge

c)

Filial Duty

d)

Coming of Age

14.
having or assuming the relation of a son or daughter
a)
avouch
b)
harbinger
c)
malicious
d)
filial
15.

Hamlet was a prince in...

a)

Denmark

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Scotland