This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Drama > Hamlet – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hamlet Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the controversy surrounding Ophelia's death? A) Whether or not she committed suicide. B) Whether she should be buried or not. C) Whether she is a man or a woman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether or not she committed suicide. 2. What does the ghost ask of Hamlet? A) Hamlet needs to marry Ophelia. B) He would like Hamlet to swiftly seek revenge for his murder. C) He would Hamlet to protect his mother. D) The kingdom is going to be attacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would like Hamlet to swiftly seek revenge for his murder. 3. Whom does Hamlet assume is hiding behind the curtain? A) King Claudius. B) Horatio. C) Ophelia. D) Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Claudius. 4. What literary term best describes the "to be, or not to be" speech? A) Homily. B) Soliloquy. C) Eulogy. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soliloquy. 5. Hamlet:So, gentleman, we will leave together. And still your fingers on your lips, I pray. The time is out of joint!What does Hamlet mean in the dialogue above? A) To stop gossiping. B) To start talking. C) To keep his secret. D) To pray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To keep his secret. 6. The players in Hamlet remind the audience that everything is questionable as far as reality and ..... A) Suspicion. B) Imagination. C) Pretending. D) Lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pretending. 7. Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave? A) He wants to make sure that she is really dead. B) He shows that his sorrow is as great as Laertes'. C) He wants everyone to think he is still mad. D) He wants to be buried alive, so he can be with her forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He shows that his sorrow is as great as Laertes'. 8. What does Hamlet tell Ophelia she should do? A) Become a nun. B) Tell the truth. C) Stand up for herself. D) Lie to Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become a nun. 9. How did Old King Hamlet die? A) Poisoned by Claudius. B) Stabbed by Claudius. C) Bitten by a snake. D) Stung by a scorpion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poisoned by Claudius. 10. What did Claudius give Norway permission to do? A) Walk across to Poland. B) To invade Denmark. C) To attend to their court. D) To kill Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walk across to Poland. 11. I died behind the curtains in the Queen's chamber A) Horatio. B) Ghost. C) Polonius. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polonius. 12. What causes death in a Shakespearean tragedy? A) Fate. B) Bad words. C) Murder. D) Character Flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Character Flaw. 13. Who knows Emma is a girl? A) The actor playing Prince Hamlet. B) Wick. C) The actor playing Ophelia. D) Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The actor playing Ophelia. 14. Who did Hamlet senior kill? A) Claudius. B) Bernardo. C) Fortinbras. D) Young Fortinbras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortinbras. 15. Claudius convinces Laertes that: A) His father's death was an accident. B) Ophelia's madness is only temporary. C) Hamlet is to blame and that together they can get revenge. D) Hamlet must not be harmed and to return to France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet is to blame and that together they can get revenge. 16. What does Claudius permit Laertes to do butprevent Hamlet from doing? A) Join the army. B) Travel around Europe. C) Return to college. D) Have a girlfriend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Return to college. 17. Horatio encourages Hamlet not to fight in the duel for what reason? A) Claudius is know for his trickery. B) Ophelia isn't burried. C) He isn't a talented swordsman. D) Hamlet has an odd feeling about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet has an odd feeling about it. 18. What happens to Hamlet's ship while it crosses the North Sea/English Channel? A) It capsizes and sinks. B) It sails in the wrong direction. C) It is attacked by pirates. D) It returns to Denmark unexpectedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is attacked by pirates. 19. Who knows that Hamlet is only pretending to be crazy? A) Polonius. B) Gertrude. C) Both Answers. D) Neither Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gertrude. 20. How does Claudius respond to Hamlet's insanity? A) By turning to Gertrude for comfort. B) By throwing lavish parties. C) By focusing on himself and his own well-being. D) By turning to religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By focusing on himself and his own well-being. 21. Why is King Claudius writing to the King of Norway? A) To ask him to order young Fortinbras to leave Denmark alone. B) To request a new place for Hamlet to live. C) To ask permission for Hamlet to attend school there. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ask him to order young Fortinbras to leave Denmark alone. 22. Who said, "sweets to the sweet? " A) Gertrude. B) Claudius. C) Ophelia. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gertrude. 23. Which is a metaphor? A) Worms the emperor of diets. B) Worms are like emperors. C) Worms hate diets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worms the emperor of diets. 24. Hamlet comes up with a scenario that keeps him from avenging his father. What is it? A) The ghost may be the devil in disguise. B) The ghost may be telling the truth. C) The ghost may be working for Claudius. D) The ghost may be a pleasing shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ghost may be the devil in disguise. 25. Who is Hamlet assistant during the play who pays carefully attention to Claudio? A) Horacio. B) Claudio. C) Othello. D) Iago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horacio. 26. To which Greek mythological figure does Hamlet compare his uncle in Hamlet? A) A Kraken. B) A satyr. C) A god. D) A centaur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A satyr. 27. Who wants to return to France? A) Fortinbras. B) Polonius. C) Laertes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laertes. 28. Claudius asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to: A) Spend some time at court. B) Encourage Hamlet to enjoy himself. C) Try to find out what is bothering Hamlet. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 29. "'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature Hamlet to give these mourning duties to your father. Tis unmanly grief. It shows a will most incorrect to heaven.." A) Polonius. B) Gertrude. C) Horatio. D) Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claudius. 30. Who speaks the lines, "This above all, to thine own self be true" ? A) Hamlet. B) The Ghost. C) Polonius. D) Horatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polonius. 31. Thinks the hair cut started the whole story? A) Stanley. B) Lulu. C) Josh. D) Emma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emma. 32. What Disney movie did Mrs. Buitron compare Hamlet to? A) Cars. B) The Lion King. C) Aladdin. D) Beauty and the Beast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Lion King. 33. Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? A) Laertes. B) Hamlet. C) Poloius. D) Claudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamlet. 34. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet's father is dressed for ..... A) Burial. B) Battle. C) Sport. D) Mourning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battle. 35. While waiting for the Ghost to appear, who accompanies Prince Hamlet? A) Horatio & Polonius. B) Marcellus & Barnardo. C) Horatio & Marcellus. D) Marcellus & Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horatio & Marcellus. 36. What poison does Claudius pour into the ear of Hamlet's father, causing his death? A) Burdock. B) Hemlock. C) Baneberry. D) Hebenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hebenon. 37. When questioned about the location of Polonius' body, Hamlet ..... A) Childishly repeats Claudius' questions back to him. B) Speaks in riddles. C) Escapes to Wittenberg. D) Provides Claudius with a detailed map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaks in riddles. 38. How did Gertrude die A) She drank poison that was meant for hamlet. B) She ate raw chicken. C) She was stabbed. D) She drowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She drank poison that was meant for hamlet. 39. Who saw the ghost the first night? A) Horatio. B) Hamlet. C) Marcellus and Bernardo. D) King cladius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marcellus and Bernardo. 40. Who sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? A) Claudius. B) Hamlet. C) Horatio. D) Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claudius. 41. At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to A) Have Hamlet put to death in Denmark. B) Ship Hamlet out of the country to England. C) Have Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill Hamlet. D) Have Fortinbras kill Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ship Hamlet out of the country to England. 42. Synonym for looks, , air, or aspect. A) Appearance. B) News. C) Doubt. D) Disturb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appearance. 43. What does Hamlet do with the body of Polonius? A) Leaves it in Claudius's chambers. B) Throws it over a cliff and into the sea. C) Buries it in the churchyard. D) Hides it in the stairwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hides it in the stairwell. 44. What does Polonius believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness? A) Anger at his mother for her hasty marriage. B) Anger at Claudius for being King. C) His love for Ophelia. D) Grief from his father's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His love for Ophelia. 45. I died by drowning A) Ophelia. B) Laertes. C) Hamlet. D) Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ophelia. 46. What does Stanley do to make the play seem authentic? A) He will only cast men. B) He creates a trap door on the stage. C) He wants the actors to have real accents. D) He gets real costumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He creates a trap door on the stage. 47. What is Polonius' explanation for Hamlet's madness? A) He despises Claudius for marrying Gertrude. B) He grieves too much for his father. C) He hates his mother. D) He is in love with Ophelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is in love with Ophelia. 48. When the lights suddenly went out, Tina felt ..... A) Appearance. B) Distrub. C) Upset. D) Uneasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uneasy. 49. Women in Hamlet are generally viewed as: A) Manipulative and untrustworthy. B) Heroines and nurturers. C) Inspirational muses. D) Sexual objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manipulative and untrustworthy. 50. In Scene 3, why does Claudius send Hamlet to England instead of punishing him more harshly for murdering Polonius? A) Hamlet is beloved by the public. B) Claudius lacks the evidence to prove Hamlet is guilty. C) He is afraid of Hamlet. D) Hamlet is his favorite son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet is beloved by the public. 51. In Hamlet, who are the two potential recipients of the columbine flowers? A) Hamlet and Gertrude. B) Hamlet and Laertes. C) Gertrude and Claudius. D) Laertes and Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gertrude and Claudius. 52. Who did Polonius send to spy on Laertes? A) Guildenstern. B) Rosencrantz. C) Reynaldo. D) Horatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reynaldo. 53. What has happened to Ophelia? A) She has married another man, chosen by her father. B) She has gone to a convent in Norway. C) She has defied her father and announced that she is going to England to be with Hamlet. D) She has gone crazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She has gone crazy. 54. How was King Hamlet REALLY killed? A) A snake bit him. B) His brother poured poison in his ear. C) He fell off a bridge. D) He was old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His brother poured poison in his ear. 55. Who said, "his will is not his own, for he himself is subject to his birth? " A) Polonius. B) Marcellus. C) Claudius. D) Laertes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laertes. 56. How long has Hamlet's father been dead? A) Three months. B) Not quite four months. C) Not quite two months. D) One month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not quite two months. 57. Polonius:Do not believe his vows. I would in plain terms from this time forth not have you speak to Lord Hamlet. Look to it, I charge you!The word charge in the above dialogue means which of the following? A) To demand a price. B) To accuse. C) An order. D) An accusation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An order. 58. In Hamlet's apology to Laertes before their duel, what does he say was to blame for the wrong he did to Laertes? A) His love. B) His madness. C) His anger. D) His grief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His madness. 59. "He is dead and gone, lady, he is dead and gone." A) Hamlet. B) Horatio. C) Ophelia. D) Laertes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ophelia. 60. When Hamlet hears of the ghost, he worries that A) His friends are lying. B) The ghost will kill him. C) His mother will question it. D) Something awful caused his father's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something awful caused his father's death. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesHamlet Quiz 1Hamlet Quiz 2Hamlet Quiz 3Hamlet Quiz 4Hamlet Quiz 5Hamlet Quiz 6Hamlet Quiz 7Hamlet Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books