This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Drama > Hamlet – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hamlet Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He says Polonius is "not where he eats but where he is eaten." He tells the King to look for him in Heaven and if he can't find him he should go to "the other place." (Hell) A) Laertes. B) Hamlet. C) The Ghost of King Hamlet. D) Horatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamlet. 2. Finish the quote, "goodnight, ....., and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest" A) Loved one. B) Prince Hamlet. C) Sweet Prince. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweet Prince. 3. Ophelia obeys Polonius A) Even though she trusts Hamlet. B) Because Hamlet is a liar. C) Because Laertes' words were clear. D) Because she thinks Polonius is right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though she trusts Hamlet. 4. Claudius feels ashamed of his terrible deed and wants to pray for forgiveness, but he feels that he cannot do that because A) Hamlet will find out. B) His Queen won't let him do it. C) He still wants to be King and to be Gertrude's husband. D) Only heaven knows the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He still wants to be King and to be Gertrude's husband. 5. Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude? A) Between 2 statues. B) In a closet. C) Under a bed. D) Behind a hanging tapestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind a hanging tapestry. 6. Laertes dies from: A) Drowning. B) Suicide. C) Poison on a sword. D) Drinking poison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poison on a sword. 7. When Gertrude meets with Hamlet, what does she promise to keep secret from Claudius? A) That Hamlet is only pretending to be crazy to seek revenge on Claudius. B) That she knows Claudius killed King Hamlet. C) That Hamlet is going back to school. D) That Hamlet killed Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Hamlet is only pretending to be crazy to seek revenge on Claudius. 8. Where does Young Fortinbras live? A) Norway. B) Denmark. C) UK. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Norway. 9. What does King Claudius tell Hamlet? A) He suggests Hamlet think about going to the University at Cambridge. B) He tells Hamlet to stop grieving for his father's death, and to think of him as his father. C) He tells Hamlet that he should go on a pilgrimage to honor his father. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He tells Hamlet to stop grieving for his father's death, and to think of him as his father. 10. In the soliloquy, "To be or not to be ..... ", Hamlet philosophizes on the nature of: A) Love & marriage. B) Revenge & acceptance. C) Life & death. D) Poverty & wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life & death. 11. Who says "I will be brief" and then proceeds to talk a lot? A) Hamlet. B) Polonius. C) Gertrude. D) Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polonius. 12. Who delivers the news of Ophelia's death? A) Horatio. B) Hamlet. C) Claudius. D) Gertrude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gertrude. 13. In Scene 4, what message does Young Fortinbras send to Claudius? A) He is poised to attack Denmark. B) He wants to marry Ophelia. C) He wants safe passage through Denmark on his way to Poland. D) He wants Claudius to join him in his war on Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants safe passage through Denmark on his way to Poland. 14. Ophelia is ..... A) Hamlet's girlfriend. B) Hamlet's aunt who married his father. C) Hamlet's cousin. D) Hamlet's mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet's girlfriend. 15. Who says "A bloody deed-almost as bad ..... as kill a king and marry with his brother" ? A) Claudius. B) Gertrude. C) Hamlet. D) Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 16. Why does Hamlet request a specific play from the actors? A) He wants his mother to see the play. B) He wants Claudius to show his guilt. C) He wants Ophelia to be impressed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants Claudius to show his guilt. 17. To be or not to be-that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of trouble, and by opposing, end them. A) Ophelia. B) Polonius. C) Hamlet. D) Gertrude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 18. Hamlet wants to finish the fencing match before A) Poisoning his mother. B) Killing the King. C) Drinking the wine that Claudius offers to the Prince. D) Fortinbras returns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drinking the wine that Claudius offers to the Prince. 19. The Ghost asks Hamlet not to A) Harm his mother. B) Kill Claudius. C) Take back the crown of Denmark. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harm his mother. 20. Who says "Goodnight sweet Prince" ? A) Osric. B) Horatio. C) Fortinbras. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horatio. 21. Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go. A) Claudius. B) Polonius. C) Hamlet. D) Gertrude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claudius. 22. How does Claudius find out that Hamlet has killed Polonius? A) Ophelia tells Claudius. B) Hamlet tells Claudius. C) Gertrude tells Claudius. D) Ghost tells Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gertrude tells Claudius. 23. Who says education doesn't mean intelligence? A) Horatio. B) Claudius. C) Hamlet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 24. Who is instructed to bring Polonius's corpse into the chapel? A) Queen Gertrude. B) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern. C) Ophelia & Laertes. D) Prince Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern. 25. What does the line Frailty thy name is woman, from Act I, scene ii translate to? A) Women are unintelligent. B) Women only use men to gain power. C) Women are weak. D) Women are strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women are weak. 26. Claudius and Gertrude's marriage is considered A) Mediocre. B) Hateful. C) Acceptable. D) Incestuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incestuous. 27. Who said it: "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." A) Hamlet. B) Marcellus. C) Horatio. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marcellus. 28. What did Polonius initially think caused Hamlet's madness? A) Ophelia's rejection. B) Gertrude's betrayal. C) His dad's death. D) Leaving college. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ophelia's rejection. 29. Who comes rushing into the castle, demanding answers? A) Laertes. B) Hamlet. C) Horatio. D) Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laertes. 30. Fortinbras is from which country? A) Germany. B) England. C) Norway. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Norway. 31. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern think is the explanation for Hamlet's odd behaviour? A) They think he's really mad. B) They think he is too much in love with Ophelia. C) They think he is pretending to be mad in order to keep some secrets. D) They think he wants to have power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They think he is pretending to be mad in order to keep some secrets. 32. In Act III, Claudius and Gertrude question Rosencrantz and Guildenstern again regarding what topic? A) Whether or not Hamlet intends to marry Ophelia. B) The reasons for Hamlet's insanity. C) Hamlet's grades in college. D) Norway's plans to attack Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reasons for Hamlet's insanity. 33. The Privy Council helped with: A) Fortinbras' plans to invade Denmark. B) Claudius getting the throne. C) Ophelia's education needed to become a future Queen. D) Gertrude's inability to plan a royal funeral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claudius getting the throne. 34. Why does Claudius tell his courtiers that Hamlet must NOT be confined while in Denmark. A) The public would NOT approve because they adore Hamlet!. B) Hamlet could destroy Castle Elsinore!. C) The public would harm Hamlet!. D) Hamlet could commit suicide!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The public would NOT approve because they adore Hamlet!. 35. To where does Claudius order Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet? A) England. B) Denmark. C) Poland. D) Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. 36. My honor'd lord, you know right well you did, and with them words of so sweet breath compos'd as made the things more rich. Their perfume lost, take these again; A) Gertrude. B) Hamlet. C) Horatio. D) Ophelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ophelia. 37. Who does Hamlet think he stabbed? A) Polonius. B) Claudius. C) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. D) Horatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claudius. 38. Which of the following did Ophelia NOT observe when she saw him in Act 2, Scene 1? A) His clothing was askew (messed up). B) He didn't speak. C) He sighed heavily. D) He turned his back on her and walked away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He turned his back on her and walked away. 39. When a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections A) Aside. B) Monologue. C) Soliloquy. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy. 40. Why doesn't Hamlet let Horatio drink the poison? A) He must live to keep Hamlet's memory alive. B) He must become King. C) He needs to warn the people of Denmark. D) He will serve as hand to the new king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He must live to keep Hamlet's memory alive. 41. What happens to Ophelia at the end of Act 4? A) She is trying to kill Claudius. B) She begins to date Fortinbras. C) She runs away. D) She has drown; it looks like a suicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She has drown; it looks like a suicide. 42. Where does this story happen? A) England. B) Denmark. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 43. What kind of clothes is the ghost of King Hamlet wearing? A) Wedding clothes. B) Burial clothes. C) Jorts. D) A suit of armor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A suit of armor. 44. Who says, "His will is not his own, for he himself is subject to his birth, " and who does he say it to? A) Laertes to Ophelia. B) King Claudius to Queen Gertrude. C) King Claudius to Ophelia. D) Polonius to Ophelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laertes to Ophelia. 45. Who says "Denmark's a prison" ? A) Rosencrantz. B) Polonius. C) Hamlet. D) Laertes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 46. How did Hamlet attempt to discover whether or not Claudius was guilty? A) A duel. B) A kidnapping. C) A play. D) A letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A play. 47. Who is Gertrude? A) Hamlet's grandmother. B) Hamlet's girlfriend. C) Hamlet's mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet's mother. 48. Before he dies, Laertes A) Curses Hamlet for murdering his father. B) Welcomes Fortinbras to Denmark. C) Confesses and asks for Hamlet's forgiveness. D) Attempts to kill Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confesses and asks for Hamlet's forgiveness. 49. In Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that humanity is A) Fearful of going insane. B) Fearful of the unknown after death. C) Fearful of being alone. D) Fearful of revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fearful of the unknown after death. 50. The ghost is actually ..... A) King Hamlet. B) Hamlet from the future. C) A bat stuck in a bedsheet. D) The devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Hamlet. 51. How many times before have the guards seen the ghost? A) Three times. B) Once. C) None. D) Twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twice. 52. Hamlet thinks Ophelia should ..... A) Never listen to her father. B) Never speak. C) Never have children. D) Never leave home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never have children. 53. The real reason why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are visiting Hamlet is that A) They are his good friends. B) They want to see the actors. C) The King and Queen asked them to come. D) They will perform a play at Elsinore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The King and Queen asked them to come. 54. What is Hamlet's meaning when he tells Ophelia to get to a "nunnery? " A) She should become a nun. B) She should focus on her studies. C) She should become a prostitute. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 55. How does Gertrude meet her death? A) She kills herself after Hamlet's death. B) Claudius kills her, suspecting her of helping Hamlet. C) She tries to stop the fight between Hamlet & Laertes. D) She drinks from the poisoned cup meant for Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She drinks from the poisoned cup meant for Hamlet. 56. What is Claudius's plan for Hamlet early in Act III? A) To have Hamlet put to death. B) To ship Hamlet out of the country to England. C) To have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern kill him. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ship Hamlet out of the country to England. 57. What does Claudius place in the cup as Laertes and Hamlet duel? A) A necklace. B) More wine. C) A pearl. D) A Coin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A pearl. 58. Who says, " ..... you are most immediate to our throne!" ? A) The ghost. B) King Claudius. C) Polonius. D) Queen Gertrude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Claudius. 59. What do Laertes and Claudius plot against Hamlet? A) To have Laertes kill him with a poisoned sword. B) To have Hamlet arrested and thrown in a dungeon. C) To have Hamlet sent to England in chains this time. D) To banish Hamlet from Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have Laertes kill him with a poisoned sword. 60. Hamlet's erratic behavior is caused by ..... A) His distress over Ophelia. B) His distress over the murder and the marriage. C) His distress over Horatio. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His distress over the murder and the marriage. ← 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