Hamlet Quiz 15 (60 MCQs)

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1. Why does Polonius send his servant, Reynaldo, to France?
2. Who comes in and claims the throne after all have died the Danish court have died?
3. What did Marcellus, Bernardo, Francisco, and Horatio see outside the castle?
4. Hamlet questions Ophelia's honesty when he encounters her in Act 3, Scene 1 because
5. Who says "the lady doth protest too much, methinks" ?
6. Who says "To die, to sleep. To sleep, perchance to dream" ?
7. Gertrude dies from:
8. What kind of writing does Shakespeareuse to indicate Hamlet's "crazy" moments?
9. By the end of Act II, Hamlet plans to:
10. What does young Fortinbras want to do?
11. What literary device is used in the Hamlet quote, "His beard was white as snow." ?
12. What does everyone think killed old King Hamlet?
13. What does Hamlet's first soliloquy reveal about him?
14. One of the main themes in the play, introduced in the first acts is that of:
15. Where does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet?
16. Who says this: "A little more than kin, and less than kind."
17. Synonym for worried, anxious, troubled, agitated, rattled, or nervous.
18. What literary term best describes the quote, "Sleeping in my orchard, a serpent stung me." ?
19. Why does Hamlet denounce the drunken celebrations of Gertrude and Claudius?
20. Who is killed in Act 3?
21. What words best describe Hamlet's character throughout the play?
22. HAMLET And yet to me what is this quintessence of dust? -Here, Hamlet expresses that he thinks .....
23. Hamlet is an example of what type of hero?
24. What command does Polonius give Ophelia at the end of Scene 3?
25. Who saves Hamlet's life?
26. William Shakespeare died in this year .....
27. Hamlet's father appears in the form of .....
28. Seventy one year old drama director
29. Who said, "when sorrows comes, they come not single spies, but in battalions? "
30. What noise drives the ghost offstage?
31. Who says, "Good night, sweet prince, /And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest." ?
32. Hamlet's mother is married to his .....
33. First, Hamlet get two hits against Laertes. Then, the third round is a draw.Next,
34. How does Claudius react to "The Murder of Gonzago" ?
35. Gertrude telling Claudius Hamlet thought Polonius was a rat is an example of what?
36. The characteristics of Polonius that has most directly lead to his death is
37. Claudius marries Hamlet's .....
38. Who says "I have remembrances of you that I have longed long to redeliver" ?
39. In Hamlet, Ophelia uses flowers to express her thoughts, but what does Hamlet use?
40. Where is scene 2 taking place? (The one with Hamlet, his mom, and uncle)
41. Who is now married to the late King Hamlet's wife?
42. Why is Hamlet angry before he meets the ghost?
43. Which character is contemplating suicide?
44. Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 2 expresses
45. Where is the king sending Hamlet?
46. Hamlet calls this person a sponge
47. "I have no ..... that you can win this game, " said the coach.
48. Where is Hamlet's father?
49. The Ghost appears in Act 3, Scene 4 to
50. Who is the son of the dead king of Denmark?
51. Who says, "More matter with less art" ?
52. Laertes warns Ophelia against Hamlet in Scene 3 because
53. Who kills Laertes?
54. Claudio kills .....
55. Who is the following statement about-" He raised a sigh so piteous & profound as it did seem to shatter all his bulk & end his being."
56. What does it mean when Hamlet says " ..... he has my dying breath" ?
57. Hamlet's father reappears to him because .....
58. What is the play Hamlet requests of the players?
59. Hamlet and Laertes are like characters, yet they are opposite in qualities. What term describes that?
60. HAMLET I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.-Here, Hamlet tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern .....