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Hamlet Act 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A very small spot is a

a)

omen

b)

speck

c)

woe

d)

courtier

2.

A person who tries to avoid doing work is a

a)

leprosy

b)

blight

c)

Hercules

d)

shirker

3.

To give formal approval to something or to confirm

a)

ratify

b)

cast

c)

pester

d)

mourn

4.

Which picture is best described by the word valiant?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

Covid-19 is an example of an ______________

a)

apparition

b)

ambitious

c)

outbreak

d)

obstinate

6.

After someone dies, the people who love them will ____________ their loss.

a)

ratify

b)

mourn

c)

pester

d)

implore

7.

Which animal is often described as obstinate?

a)

b)

c)

8.

Hamlet compares his uncle to this creature:

a)

centaurian

b)

minotaur

c)

satyr

d)

mermaid

9.

Hamlet wishes his flesh would ______

a)

oblige

b)

blight

c)

dissolve

d)

implore

10.

Ophelia's brother and father want her to behave in a _________ way. Her father asks her to stop talking to Hamlet.

a)

valiant

b)

ambitious

c)

virtuous

d)

obstinate

11.

A person who has a strong desire for success or achievement is described as _______.

a)

courtier

b)

shirker

c)

treacherous

d)

ambitious

12.

Hamlet believes his mother is

a)

pious

b)

wicked

c)

virtuous

d)

valiant

13.

In the beginning of the play, the guards see King Hamlet's _____________.

a)

apparition

b)

haste

c)

cast

d)

blight