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Hamlet Act 1 Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is Claudius related to Young Hamlet (before marrying Gertrude)?

a)

He is his father

b)

He is a family friend

c)

He is Gertrude's uncle

d)

He is Young Hamlet's uncle

2.

What does Laertes tell Ophelia?

a)

Become a nun

b)

Obey your father

c)

Do your domestic duties

d)

Do not fall in love with Hamlet

3.

Who killed Hamlet's father?

a)

Claudius

b)

Fortinbras

c)

Polonius

d)

Laertes

4.

What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?

a)

Bring him Gertrude

b)

Forgive Claudius

c)

Obey his mother

d)

Avenge his death

5.

How are Laertes and Polonius related?

a)

Laertes is Polonius's father

b)

Laertes is Polonius's brother

c)

Laertes is Polonius's son

d)

They are not related; Laertes is Polonius's servant

6.

How are Gertrude and Young Hamlet related?

a)

Gertrude is Hamlet's daughter

b)

Gertrude is Hamlet's mother

c)

Gertrude is Hamlet's sister

d)

Gertrude is Hamlet's friend

7.

Where does Hamlet live?

a)

Norway

b)

Denmark

c)

USA

d)

Unknown

8.

Where does Young Fortinbras live?

a)

Norway

b)

Denmark

c)

UK

d)

USA

9.

Who is Hamlet's closest friend?

a)

Horatio

b)

Marcellus

c)

Polonius

d)

Laertes

10.

Which character wishes to return to France to continue their studies?

a)

Marcellus

b)

Laertes

c)

Polonius

d)

Hamlet

11.

Who is the King's "right hand man"?

a)

Voltemand

b)

Claudius

c)

Polonius

d)

Hamlet

12.

Which character says the following quote?


"Neither a borrower nor a lender be...This above all, to thine own self be true..."

a)

Claudius

b)

Laertes

c)

Polonius

d)

Hamlet

13.

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

14.

Who is the name of the girl who is in love with Hamlet and the daughter of Polonius?

a)

Gertrude

b)

Ophelia

c)

Helen

d)

Niobe

15.

The ghost speaks to Horatio.

a)

True, the ghost answers Horatio's questions.

b)

False, Horatio orders the ghost to speak, but he does NOT.

16.

Why is Hamlet so upset?

a)

His father recently died.

b)

His mother married his uncle.

c)

The King and Queen tell him to get over it; it's time to move on.

d)

All of these cause Hamlet pain and sadness.

17.

Ophelia agrees to "obey" her father.

Obey what, exactly?

a)

To behave better at boarding school

b)

To be home before midnight

c)

To reduce her daily screen time by 20%

d)

To not speak to Hamlet anymore

18.

Two pieces of fatherly advice Polonius gives Laertes are . . .

a)

Listen more than you speak.

b)

Don't borrow money and don't lend it.

c)

Avoid dairy.

d)

Get at least 6 hours of sleep per night.

19.

What does the ghost instruct Hamlet to do to his mother?

a)

Don't harm her. "Leave her to Heaven"

b)

Spy on her.

c)

Find out if she was having an affair with Claudius.

d)

Give her a truth serum and question her.

20.

Which of the following is an accurate description of King Hamlet's murder?

a)

Claudius poisoned his wine at a dinner party.

b)

Polonius stabbed him in the back.

c)

Gertrude pushed him off a cliff and made it look like a fall.

d)

Claudius poured poison in his ear while he was napping.

21.

Hamlet makes Horatio swear to what 2 things?

a)

Never speak of what he's seen tonight (the ghost)

b)

If Hamlet's behavior seems strange in the coming days, just go with it.

c)

Don't say a word about Hamlet and Ophelia's secret meet ups.

d)

Don't share any of the secrets of The Illuminati he's told Horatio over the years.

22.

What does Claudius tell Hamlet?

(regarding his grief)

a)

Grief for a certain amount of time is acceptable, but it's been long enough, and you're overdoing it.

b)

The fact that you're still grieving is unmanly.

c)

It's time to start thinking of me as your father now.

d)

King Claudius says all these things to Hamlet.

23.

People during Shakespeare's time were superstitious

a)

True

b)

False

24.

During Shakespeare's time, the streets in London were kinda crazy and filled with people who

a)

gambled and bear-baited

b)

sang

c)

wrote plays

d)

cried

25.

Acting was one of the best professions for women during Shakespeare's time.

a)

True

b)

False