WorksheetsHamlet Act 1-3 Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
The apparition that appears in the play is the ghost of...
King Fortinbras
King Claudius
King Hamlet
Mufasa
Marcellus and Barnardo want to assail Horatio's ears with their information about the ghost. This means they want to ___ him,
strike him
flatter him
berate him
convince him
By referencing Julius Caesar, Horatio is making a historically (contextual) and literary (metatextual) _______.
harbinger
allusion
discretion
Select (ALL) of Hamlet's roles so far
son
Prince
student
soldier
Hamlet is deeply disturbed by Gertrude _____________.
marrying Claudius
cheating on his father
starting a war with Denmark
summoning the ghost
Hamlet's best friend is
Claudius
Marcellus
Horatio
Fortinbras
Whos is the current King of Denmark?
Horatio
Old Hamlet
Hamlet
Claudius
Who does the Ghost claim to be?
Old Fortinbras
Old Hamlet
Claudius
Voltemand
What is the type of dialogue where two or more people are having a conversation?
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
None of the above
What type of dialogue is when a character is expressing their thoughts and feelings and no one is present on the stage with them?
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
None of these
How long has it been since the king "died"?
1 year
1 week
2 months
2 days
What is the relationship that Hamlet and the new king, Claudius share (before he married Gertrude)?
Father / Son
Nephew / Uncle
Cousins
No relationship
Where was William Shakespeare born?
William Shakespeare, when was he born?
William Shakespeare, who did he marry?
William Shakespeare, what was his theatre called?
How many sonnets did the poet, William Shakespeare, write?
What was Shakespeare's company name?
The Lord's chamberlain's men
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Manchester united
The novel man
The period he lived in is called...
the English Renaissance
the Elizabethan period
the Victorian era
Romanticism
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38
52
13
48
Shakespeare was ...
a playwright
a poet
an actor
all of the above
When and where was Shakespeare baptized?
1980, First Baptist Church
1564, Holy Trinity Church
1425, St. Matthew's Church
2018, St. Thomas Church
Who spied on Prince Hamlet and Queen Gertrude?
Claudius
Polonius
Horatio
Laertes
Prince Hamlet killed this character who was hiding in the tapestry.
Ophelia
Polonius
Claudius
Gertrude
What event does Hamlet plan in order to see if Claudius is guilty?
Hypnotizes him
Truth serum
Puts on a play
Makes him go to court
How does Claudius react to the play?
Claps
Cheers
Asks for an encore
Leaves
Who does Hamlet kill in Act 3, Scene 4?
Gertrude
Claudius
Polonius
Ophelia
A speech delivered by a character alone on stage to allow people to know what the character is thinking or feeling is known as?
aside
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
blank verse
A long, uninterrupted speech by a character in a play?
monologue
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
blank verse
Words spoken by a character in a
play, usually in an undertone and not
intended for other characters to hear.
monologue
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
aside
A character who provides a contrast
to another character.
monologue
foil
iambic pentameter
aside
Which quote from Act I best exemplifies the theme of revenge?
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
"Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder."
"Frailty, thy name is woman!"
"The time is out of joint; O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!"
