Hamlet Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the controversy surrounding Ophelia's death?
2. What does the ghost ask of Hamlet?
3. Whom does Hamlet assume is hiding behind the curtain?
4. What literary term best describes the "to be, or not to be" speech?
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?
6. The players in Hamlet remind the audience that everything is questionable as far as reality and .....
7. Why does Hamlet jump into Ophelia's grave?
8. What does Hamlet tell Ophelia she should do?
9. How did Old King Hamlet die?
10. What did Claudius give Norway permission to do?
11. I died behind the curtains in the Queen's chamber
12. What causes death in a Shakespearean tragedy?
13. Who knows Emma is a girl?
14. Who did Hamlet senior kill?
15. Claudius convinces Laertes that:
16. What does Claudius permit Laertes to do butprevent Hamlet from doing?
17. Horatio encourages Hamlet not to fight in the duel for what reason?
18. What happens to Hamlet's ship while it crosses the North Sea/English Channel?
19. Who knows that Hamlet is only pretending to be crazy?
20. How does Claudius respond to Hamlet's insanity?
21. Why is King Claudius writing to the King of Norway?
22. Who said, "sweets to the sweet? "
23. Which is a metaphor?
24. Hamlet comes up with a scenario that keeps him from avenging his father. What is it?
25. Who is Hamlet assistant during the play who pays carefully attention to Claudio?
26. To which Greek mythological figure does Hamlet compare his uncle in Hamlet?
27. Who wants to return to France?
28. Claudius asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to:
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.."
30. Who speaks the lines, "This above all, to thine own self be true" ?
31. Thinks the hair cut started the whole story?
32. What Disney movie did Mrs. Buitron compare Hamlet to?
33. Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
34. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet's father is dressed for .....
35. While waiting for the Ghost to appear, who accompanies Prince Hamlet?
36. What poison does Claudius pour into the ear of Hamlet's father, causing his death?
37. When questioned about the location of Polonius' body, Hamlet .....
38. How did Gertrude die
39. Who saw the ghost the first night?
40. Who sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
41. At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to
42. Synonym for looks, , air, or aspect.
43. What does Hamlet do with the body of Polonius?
44. What does Polonius believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?
45. I died by drowning
46. What does Stanley do to make the play seem authentic?
47. What is Polonius' explanation for Hamlet's madness?
48. When the lights suddenly went out, Tina felt .....
49. Women in Hamlet are generally viewed as:
50. In Scene 3, why does Claudius send Hamlet to England instead of punishing him more harshly for murdering Polonius?
51. In Hamlet, who are the two potential recipients of the columbine flowers?
52. Who did Polonius send to spy on Laertes?
53. What has happened to Ophelia?
54. How was King Hamlet REALLY killed?
55. Who said, "his will is not his own, for he himself is subject to his birth? "
56. How long has Hamlet's father been dead?
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?
58. In Hamlet's apology to Laertes before their duel, what does he say was to blame for the wrong he did to Laertes?
59. "He is dead and gone, lady, he is dead and gone."
60. When Hamlet hears of the ghost, he worries that