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Hamlet Act 1-3 Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The apparition that appears in the play is the ghost of...

a)

King Fortinbras

b)

King Claudius

c)

King Hamlet

d)

Mufasa

2.

Marcellus and Barnardo want to assail Horatio's ears with their information about the ghost. This means they want to ___ him,

a)

strike him

b)

flatter him

c)

berate him

d)

convince him

3.

By referencing Julius Caesar, Horatio is making a historically (contextual) and literary (metatextual) _______.

a)

harbinger

b)

allusion

c)

discretion

4.

Select (ALL) of Hamlet's roles so far

a)

son

b)

Prince

c)

student

d)

soldier

5.

Hamlet is deeply disturbed by Gertrude _____________.

a)

marrying Claudius

b)

cheating on his father

c)

starting a war with Denmark

d)

summoning the ghost

6.

Hamlet's best friend is

a)

Claudius

b)

Marcellus

c)

Horatio

d)

Fortinbras

7.

Whos is the current King of Denmark?

a)

Horatio

b)

Old Hamlet

c)

Hamlet

d)

Claudius

8.

Who does the Ghost claim to be?

a)

Old Fortinbras

b)

Old Hamlet

c)

Claudius

d)

Voltemand

9.

What is the type of dialogue where two or more people are having a conversation?

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Soliloquy

d)

None of the above

10.

What type of dialogue is when a character is expressing their thoughts and feelings and no one is present on the stage with them?

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Soliloquy

d)

None of these

11.

How long has it been since the king "died"?

a)

1 year

b)

1 week

c)

2 months

d)

2 days

12.

What is the relationship that Hamlet and the new king, Claudius share (before he married Gertrude)?

a)

Father / Son

b)

Nephew / Uncle

c)

Cousins

d)

No relationship

13.

Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)
London
b)
Birmingham
c)
Stratford-upon-Avon
14.

William Shakespeare, when was he born?

a)
23, April, 1500
b)
21, April, 1546
c)
23, April, 1564
15.

William Shakespeare, who did he marry?

a)
Anne Hathaway
b)
queen Elizabeth
c)
nobody
16.
How many children did William Shakespeare have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
17.

William Shakespeare, what was his theatre called?

a)
the Globe
b)
the Earth
c)
the circle
18.

How many sonnets did the poet, William Shakespeare, write?

a)
130
b)
154
c)
200
19.

What was Shakespeare's company name?

a)

The Lord's chamberlain's men

b)

Kentucky Fried Chicken

c)

Manchester united

d)

The novel man

20.
Which of these titles are not a Shakespeare play?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Romeo and Juliet
c)
Twelfth Night
d)
Charlotte's Web
21.
The Globe Theater is in what city?
a)
Madrid
b)
London
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
22.

The period he lived in is called...

a)

the English Renaissance

b)

the Elizabethan period

c)

the Victorian era

d)

Romanticism

23.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

38

b)

52

c)

13

d)

48

24.

Shakespeare was ...

a)

a playwright

b)

a poet

c)

an actor

d)

all of the above

25.

When and where was Shakespeare baptized?

a)

1980, First Baptist Church

b)

1564, Holy Trinity Church

c)

1425, St. Matthew's Church

d)

2018, St. Thomas Church

26.

Who spied on Prince Hamlet and Queen Gertrude?

a)

Claudius

b)

Polonius

c)

Horatio

d)

Laertes

27.

Prince Hamlet killed this character who was hiding in the tapestry.

a)

Ophelia

b)

Polonius

c)

Claudius

d)

Gertrude

28.

What event does Hamlet plan in order to see if Claudius is guilty?

a)

Hypnotizes him

b)

Truth serum

c)

Puts on a play

d)

Makes him go to court

29.

How does Claudius react to the play?

a)

Claps

b)

Cheers

c)

Asks for an encore

d)

Leaves

30.

Who does Hamlet kill in Act 3, Scene 4?

a)

Gertrude

b)

Claudius

c)

Polonius

d)

Ophelia

31.

A speech delivered by a character alone on stage to allow people to know what the character is thinking or feeling is known as?

a)

aside

b)

soliloquy

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

blank verse

32.

A long, uninterrupted speech by a character in a play?

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

blank verse

33.

Words spoken by a character in a

play, usually in an undertone and not

intended for other characters to hear.

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

aside

34.

A character who provides a contrast

to another character.

a)

monologue

b)

foil

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

aside

35.

Which quote from Act I best exemplifies the theme of revenge?

a)

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

b)

"Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder."

c)

"Frailty, thy name is woman!"

d)

"The time is out of joint; O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!"