WorksheetsHamlet Test Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Character Identification: ______ away at school for most of the play
B. Laertes
A. Claudius
C. Gertrude
D. Polonius
Character Identification: ______ married to the king
A. Gertrude
B. Ophelia
C. Laertes
D. Polonius
______ charged with taking Hamlet to England to get him out of the way
AD. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
AB. Horatio and Marcellus
AC. Polonius and Laertes
AE. Claudius and Gertrude
______ father of Laertes
C. Polonius
A. Claudius
B. Hamlet
D. Fortinbras
______ tells Hamlet how the old king died
D. The ghost
A. Polonius
B. Ophelia
C. Laertes
______ considers suicide often
AC. Ophelia
A. Hamlet
B. Polonius
C. Laertes
______ believes Hamlet to be mad with love; conspires with king and queen to prove it
C. Polonius
A. Laertes
B. Horatio
D. Rosencrantz
______ truly goes mad after her father’s death
AC. Ophelia
AC. Gertrude
AC. Lady Macbeth
AC. Desdemona
______ exposes his own guilt through his reaction to a play
E. Claudius
Hamlet
Polonius
Laertes
_____ plans to duel with Hamlet with a poisoned sword
AE. Laertes
AF. Polonius
AG. Claudius
AH. Horatio
______ sends spies to watch over Laertes
C. Polonius
A. Claudius
B. Gertrude
D. Hamlet
______ witnesses Polonius’ death
AB. Horatio
A. Ophelia
B. Gertrude
C. Claudius
______ asks Hamlet to remember him
D. The ghost
A. Polonius
B. Claudius
C. Laertes
______ Hamlet begs him to remain alive and clear Hamlet’s name
AB. Horatio
A. Claudius
B. Laertes
C. Polonius
______ dies by drowning
AC. Ophelia
AC. Gertrude
AC. Hamlet
AC. Laertes
______ dies behind a tapestry
C. Polonius
A. Hamlet
B. Claudius
D. Laertes
______ dies by accidentally drinking poison
A. Gertrude
B. Hamlet
C. Claudius
D. Laertes
______ Hamlet’s confident; promises not to tell anyone about Hamlet’s visit with the ghost
AB. Horatio
A. Claudius
B. Polonius
C. Laertes
______ asks Hamlet to cast off his “nighted color,” stop mourning, and look “like a friend on Denmark”
A. Gertrude
B. Ophelia
C. Polonius
D. Horatio
______ calls Hamlet’s continued mourning “unmanly”
E. Claudius
A. Polonius
B. Gertrude
C. Laertes
Where and when does the play begin?
Night in Norway
Morning in Norway
Night in Denmark
Morning in Denmark
The court is located in
Windemere
Elsinore
Copenhagen
Cauder
Which character says, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark?”
Hamlet
Horatio
Marcellus
Bernardo
Who is Voltimand?
Ambassador to the King of Norway from the King of Denmark
Hamlet’s cousin
Ambassador to the King of Denmark from the King of Norway
Assassin in the service of Fortinbras
When Hamlet says, “Frailty, thy name is woman,” he is expressing:
his opinion of Ophelia’s delicate beauty
his disgust with his mother’s recent choices
his annoyance with Ophelia’s confusion
a general low opinion of the intelligence of women
When Marcellus says, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” the tone can best be described as:
Ironic, because he believes that Hamlet is not as crazy as he looks
Stinky, because waste-management technology was not very advanced
Fearful, because he thinks that Hamlet wants to seize the throne from the king
Ominous, because the country is on the verge of war and Denmark’s royal family is haunted by troubles
Gertrude’s attitude toward Hamlet can best be described as:
concerned; although she doesn’t understand his depression, she loves him and sincerely wants him to be okay
annoyed; she wishes he would get over his depression
curious; she wants to know what Hamlet is up to because she feels guilty about what she did
understanding; she knows what Hamlet is going through and is someone he can talk to about his feelings
Claudius killed his brother by pouring poison in his ear.
True
False
Hamlet should not direct his revenge toward his mother.
True
False
Horatio is Hamlet’s most trusted friend.
True
False
Which of the following reasons do Polonius and Laertes warn Ophelia about in Act 1?
Hamlet’s love was that of a young man and not lasting
Hamlet must follow the orders of his family about marriage
If she yields him, her reputation will be open to slander
All of the above
What does Polonius want Reynaldo to do in Paris?
Spread false rumors about Laertes so that he (Reynaldo) can determine what Laertes is actually doing there.
Spread false rumors so as to find the killer of King Hamlet.
Prepare for his marriage to Ophelia.
Find the cause of Hamlet’s sudden madness.
Bring Rosencrantz and Guildenstern back to Claudius’s court.
“Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puff’d and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads.” The best short interpretation of this admonishment from Ophelia would be:
Do not be a hypocrite
Do not trust pastors
You mind your business, and I’ll mind mine
Watch out for the thorn bushes, pick flowers instead
“The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown.” This revelation causes Hamlet to:
contemplate suicide
set himself on a course of revenge
run to Ophelia’s closet and act insane
fight with his mother
“The time is out of joint; O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it right!” This quote touches on two major themes:
Loyalty and Revenge
Loyalty and Madness
Mortality and Revenge
Madness and Sexism
What are the “trappings and suites of woe” that Hamlet references in Act I?
The horrible life experiences that have led to Hamlet’s depression
Hamlet’s deep and profound depression
The strict social restrictions that Hamlet lives under
External representation of his feelings and emotions
Hamlet most likely feigns madness:
To distract Ophelia; he is disgusted with the idea of marriage and does not actually want to marry her
To hurt his mother since she hurt him by marrying his uncle
To help him practice acting because he wants to join the theatre troupe
To enable Claudius to feel comfortable while he decides what to do
When Hamlet tells Ophelia, “Get thee to a nunnery: why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners…We are arrant knaves all; believe none of us,” he is being:
intentionally cruel and means to hurt her
hoping that she will leave and thus not be harmed
hoping that his inconsistent moods will drive her crazy
expressing his personal dark views on the human condition
Which statement about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is true?
Claudius and Gertrude have summoned them to court so that they may spy on Hamlet and discover the cause of his madness.
Polonius has asked them to come to court so that they may protect Ophelia.
They never lie to Hamlet about the purpose of their visit.
Instructed by Polonius, they refuse to believe in Hamlet’s madness.
Polonius believes that Hamlet:
is plotting against the King
is love struck
is upset about his father’s death
needs to be sent away
Who says of himself, “But I am pigeon livered, and lack gall/ To make oppression bitter, or ere this/ I should have fatted all the region kites/ With this slave’s offal”?
Claudius, speaking of his wish to kill Hamlet
Laertes, speaking of his desire to avenge his father’s death
Horatio, speaking of his failure to rescue Hamlet
Fortinbras, as reported by Voltimand
Hamlet, speaking of his failure to move against Claudius
How does Ophelia come to believe Hamlet is mad?
He enters her closet as she is sewing; his clothes are disheveled, and his look is piteous.
She knows that refusing to marry Hamlet will make him go insane.
Polonius reads a letter to Claudius and Gertrude, and Ophelia overhears it.
Horatio tells her.
Why does Hamlet decide it is better "to be"?
what's after death may be worse than living
the Ghost tells him
he needs to kill his uncle
suicide is wrong
The appearance and role of the troupe of players:
Comes at an unfortunate time for the kingdom.
Results in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern being called to the kingdom.
Enables Hamlet to test the ghost’s claims.
Forces Gertrude to finally listen to Hamlet’s request to marry Ophelia.
Why is Hamlet so upset with himself before the players arrive?
He was never given the opportunity to achieve his dreams of becoming an actor.
He can’t put thoughts and words into action while a group of actors can.
The love between his father and mother is gone.
He is tormented by the question of whether or not to kill himself.
What is the meaning of Hamlet’s words “The play’s the thing/ Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king”?
He wants to find out whether Claudius is keeping him away from Ophelia.
He wants to find out whether Claudius killed King Hamlet.
He wants to know whether Claudius seduced Gertrude before King Hamlet’s speech.
All of the above
Hamlet does not kill the king directly after the play because
He sees the king being kind to his mother
He wants to poison him later
He wants to duel with him in front of an audience
He sees the king praying
In Act 3, to whom does Hamlet say, “Give me that man/ That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him/ In my heart’s core”?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern; he is chiding them for their false behavior
Laertes; he is asking Laertes to stand with him against Claudius
Horatio; he is about to ask Horatio to observe Claudius’s behavior
Polonius; he is echoing Polonius’s advice to Laertes
Who says, “In second husband let me be accurst, / None wed the second, but who killed the first”?
Gertrude
Ophelia
Player Queen
Portia
While Claudius is praying, Hamlet doesn’t kill him because
he thinks he is religious
he feels sorry for him
he wants him to go to hell
he has second thoughts
To which characters does Hamlet reveal that he is but “mad in craft” and not truly mad?
A. Gertrude, Horatio, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
B. Ophelia, Horatio, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
C. Horatio, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
D. Gertrude and Horatio
In Act 3, scene 2, what does Hamlet say is the name of the play-within-the play?
Slings and Arrows
Gonzago and Baptista
The Mousetrap
The Slaying of Lucianus
What reasons does Hamlet give for not committing suicide in the Act I, scene ii soliloquy and the Act III, scene I soliloquy?
Act I: God says it is a sin; Act III: I still need to avenge my father’s murder.
Act I: God says it is a sin; Act III: We don’t know what comes after death.
Act I: We don’t know what comes after death; Act III: God says it is a sin.
Act I: I still need to avenge my father’s death; Act III: God says it is a sin.
When the ghost of King Hamlet appears to Hamlet in Gertrude’s room, he (the Ghost)
tells Gertrude that he will always love her
tells Hamlet to speak to his mother because her reaction shows she had no part in his death
reminds Hamlet to leave Gertrude out of his revenge on Claudius
lets Hamlet know it was wrong to ask him to seek revenge for him
Which of the following does not happen to Laertes in Act 4?
A. He sees Ophelia and thus learns of her madness
B. He learns of his father’s death
C. He confronts Hamlet and fights with him
D. He decides to descend to trickery and poison to kill Hamlet during a fight
Hamlet never reaches England because:
he rewrites the King’s letters
he is taken hostage by pirates
he is set free by his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Who is Osric?
the father of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
a self-serving courtier with elaborate speech who delivers the terms of the contest with swords to Hamlet
the Prince of Norway whose progress toward Denmark becomes ever closer as the play continues
the courtier killed in the last few minutes of the play
What happens at the very beginning of Act 5?
the gravediggers (clowns) discuss the appropriateness of burying a suicide in consecrated ground
Hamlet picks up and contemplates the skull of Yorick, the King’s jester
Laertes and Hamlet struggle and fight in Ophelia’s grave
Gertrude scatters flowers in Ophelia’s grave, saying “sweets to the sweet, farewell.”
In the scene in the graveyard, Hamlet holds a skull and:
imagines that it is his father, and wishes he could speak to him
remembers his childhood, and wishes that he could join his father
and wonders if people who commit suicide can go to heaven
and expresses his amazement that someone’s life can be so easily ended and forgotten
Laertes goes along with Claudius’ plot because:
He is mad with grief over his father’s death and wishes to die, himself
Claudius will name him the new Prince of Denmark
Laertes hates Hamlet; he never wanted him to marry Ophelia
Claudius implicated Hamlet as the cause of Ophelia’s madness
After learning of Ophelia’s death, Hamlet says he would do this to prove his love for her.
drink up poison
kill her murderer
duel with Laertes
join her in her grave
In Act V, Hamlet explains that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are:
married to the queen
married to each other
dead
rich
In the final scene, Horatio proposes to:
explain what has just happened to save himself from being blamed
kill himself, but Hamlet asks him not to so Ophelia will be taken care of
tell the story of the series of deaths as a warning against plotting and revenge
display the bodies as a show of victory
Who has the last word in Hamlet?
Horatio: “Good night, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to rest”
The Ambassador: “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead.”
Hamlet: “O, I die Horatio.”
Fortinbras: “Go bid the soldiers shoot.”
What are Hamlet’s last four words?
“The rest is silence.”
“Good night, sweet prince.”
“O, I die, Horatio.”
“To tell my story.”
