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Hamlet Act 3 Review Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the speaker of  “To be or not to be---that is the question…"
a)
Ophelia
b)
Claudius
c)
Hamlet
d)
Gertrude
2.
Who is the ONLY one who believes OPHELIA to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?
a)
Polonius
b)
Claudius
c)
Gertrude
d)
Ophelia
3.
Hamlet decides to tell the actors to perform the story of his father's killing,so that
a)
the ghost will not be upset.
b)
Hamlet will remember what happened.
c)
Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.
d)
the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happend
4.
At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to
a)
have Hamlet put to death in Denmark
b)
ship Hamlet out of the country to England
c)
have Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill Hamlet
d)
have Fortinbras kill Hamlet
5.
Prince Hamlet suspects that
a)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father.
b)
Rosencrantz and Guildentern were sent for to check up on him.
c)
Rosenctantz and Guildenstern will not break their promise to the King and Queen.
d)
he will get no pleasure from the actors.
6.
Horatio:
a)
is the only person Hamlet confides in
b)
accompanies Hamlet to England
c)
flees to Denmark
d)
is in love with Ophelia
7.
A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud, when no other characters can hear, is called a:
a)
speech
b)
stanza
c)
soliloquy
d)
flashback
8.

Gertrude tells Claudius she thinks Hamlet's changed behavior is because:

a)

Hamlet suspects them of murdering his father.

b)

His unrequited love of Ophelia.

c)

of his father's death and their hasty marriage

d)

His desire to return to Wittenberg.

9.
Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he's praying?
a)
He realizes that Claudius didn't kill King Hamlet.
b)
Hamlet begins to pray with him.
c)
He doesn't want Claudius' soul to go to Heaven.
d)
Hamlet doesn't want to go to Hell for murder.
10.
King Claudius' aside while trying to pray reveals
a)
the heavy guilt of his conscience
b)
the guilt of what to do with Hamlet
c)
the guilt of keeping the truth from Gertrude
d)
the guilt of not praying more often
11.
Hamlet refers to whom as trying to play him like a flute?
a)
Laertes and Polonius
b)
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern
c)
Marcellus and Reynaldo
d)
Ophelia and Gertrude
12.
Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
a)
a nunnery 
b)
a hospital
c)
a tavern
d)
an inn
13.
Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?
a)
under the bed
b)
behind the tapestry
c)
in the closet
d)
behind the door
14.
When Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killing
a)
Claudius
b)
Polonius
c)
Rosencrantz and Guidenstern
d)
Ophelia
15.
Hamlet calls Denmark a prison because 
a)
he cannot leave Denmark.
b)
the King has locked him in there.
c)
he feels trapped.
d)
there is something wrong with him.
16.

What causes Claudius to flee during the play within the play?

a)

He doesn't like the play.

b)

He was in a choler, meaning he had an upset stomach.

c)

The talk of poison made him realize someone knew his evil deed.

d)

None of these.

17.

What two requests does Hamlet make of Gertrude in the closet scene? Select two.

a)

To get Claudius to let him stay in Denmark?

b)

To not sleep with the King.

c)

To not admit he killed Polonius

d)

To keep his secret he's not really mad.

18.

Who says, “In second husband let one be accursed / None wed the second, but who killed the first"?

a)

Queen Gertrude

b)

The Player Queen

c)

Ophelia

d)

Portia

19.

What is The Murder of Gonzago?

a)

Shakespeare's source of Hamlet

b)

The play-within-the-play

c)

Book that Hamlet shows Polonius

d)

The1st player’s speech about Heccuba and Phyrrus

20.

What does Hamlet criticize in this act?

a)

Marriage

b)

Ophelia

c)

Women

d)

All of the above

21.

To where does Claudius order Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet?

a)

England

b)

Denmark

c)

Poland

d)

Scotland

22.

In the soliloquy, "To be or not to be...", Hamlet philosophizes on the nature of:

a)

love & marriage

b)

poverty & wealth

c)

life & death

d)

revenge & acceptance

23.

Why does Gertrude cry out when Hamlet storms into her room?

a)

She wants to warn Polonius

b)

She sees the Ghost of King Hamlet

c)

She is overwhelmed by guilt

d)

She is afraid for her own life

24.

Whom does Hamlet assume is hiding behind the curtain?

a)

Horatio

b)

King Claudius

c)

Ophelia

d)

Polonius