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Hamlet Act III Quick Quiz Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does Gertrude think that Hamlet is going crazy?

a)

Because his dad died

b)

Because she married his uncle

c)

All of the above

2.

Hamlet kills...

a)

Polonius

b)

The clown

c)

Ophelia

d)

Horatio

3.

Claudius kills...

a)

His cousin

b)

His brother

c)

His brother in law

d)

His best friend

4.
Which quotation expresses the reason that Claudius has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a)
“so by your companies / To draw him on to pleasures”
b)
“glean, / Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him” 
c)
“Good gentlemen, he hath much talked of you”
d)
“expend your time with us awhile”
5.

Why does Hamlet question trusting the ghost?

a)

Ghosts aren't real

b)

He thinks he may be losing his mind

c)

He thinks the ghost may be the devil instead of his dad

6.

Polonius' daughter is...

a)

Emilia

b)

Martin

c)

Ophelia

d)

Gertrudis

7.
What situation is represented by the play? 
a)
Othello's death
b)
Ophelia' death
c)
King Laertes' death
d)
King Hamlet's death
8.

Where does Fortinbras's uncle report that Fortinbras wants to attack?

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

9.

Which of the following behaviors does Ophelia NOT report about Hamlet in Act 2?

a)

He didn't speak.

b)

He sighed heavily.

c)

His clothing was askew.

d)

He spoke irrationally and nonstop.

10.

Why is Ophelia so upset in Scene 1?

a)

She misses her brother.

b)

She misses Hamlet.

c)

Hamlet has visited her & seemed out of his mind.

d)

Gertrude refused to hire her as a lady's maid.

11.
 Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his
a)
father's death.
b)
mother's overhasty marriage.
c)
rejection by Ophelia
d)
obsession with revenge.
12.

What does the King and Queen ask Hamlet's friends to do?

a)

spy on Laertes in France

b)

Break Hamlet and Ophelia up

c)

Cheer Hamlet up/Spy on him

13.

What does Polonius decide to do with the news Ophelia tells him?

a)

devise a plan with Hamlet to catch Claudius

b)

Share it with the king and queen

c)

Send it to Laertes for his opinion

14.
Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
a)
Harbinger
b)
Filial
c)
Beguile
d)
Usurp
15.
Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
a)
Harbinger
b)
Truant
c)
Parley
d)
Antic
16.
Identify the speaker, “The lady doth protest too much methinks.”
a)
Ophelia
b)
Hamlet
c)
Claudius
d)
Gertrude
17.

Who Chief Counselor to the King?

a)

Polonius

b)

Bernardo

c)

Horatio

d)

Claudius