Hamlet Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who kills Gertrude?
2. When Ophelia saw Hamlet, what was his appearance like?
3. What does Claudius say about Hamlet's griefover his father's death?
4. What does Polonius tell his daughter?
5. A calculating, ambitious politician, adept at manipulating others for his own ends and willing to execute, assassinate, or murder to stay in power.
6. In Act I why are there guards 24/7, weapons being made, and ships being built?
7. Who kills the King of Norway?
8. The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.
9. Who does Hamlet say, "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king." to?
10. Who cautions Hamlet against the fencing match?
11. Hamlet came to Ophelia in what state?
12. Hamlet says that this person is a "sponge" who is just being used to absorb information andrewards and will soon be discarded.
13. The purpose of the scene where Fortinbras enters with an army heading to Poland is to reveal:
14. According to Hamlet, who is to blame for turning men into monsters?
15. What does Polonius think is wrong with Prince Hamlet?
16. Where must Laertes go?
17. After speaking with Hamlet, Ophelia's speech reveals her emotions. She is
18. According to the article on Elizabethan England, Shakespeare was alive during a time when London when "cultural influences breathed new life." What was this time period called?
19. Stage manager that moved to Australia
20. What does Hamlet encounter on his way to England?
21. Who said it: "Be careful of the danger of desire."
22. Who says "I doubt it is no other but the main ..... his father's death and our o'erhasty marriage" ?
23. During the scene where Hamlet meets alone with his mother before killing Polonius, who sees the Ghost?
24. While discussing the gravedigger's actions, Hamlet says to Horatio, " ..... its lower jaw knocked off and thwacked on the noggin with a shovel." Thwacked is an example of:
25. Polonius instructs Reynaldo in the art of .....
26. What is Emma's job in the play?
27. Who is in love with Hamlet?
28. Who does Hamlet kill in Gertrude's chamber?
29. Hamlet agrees to a fencing match with Laertes because
30. According to Polonius, why is Hamlet "mad? "
31. In Act I, the Ghost appears to Hamlet in order to .....
32. All of the following are characters we have read about in Hamlet Act 1 scene 1 so far EXCEPT:
33. What is Claudius's plan at the end of Act 4?
34. It's appropriate that Fortinbras speaks the last line of the play because
35. But I am pigeon-liver'd and lack gall to make oppression bitter-or ere this I should have fatted all the region kites with this slave's offal! Bloody, bawdy villain!
36. What does Laertes "confess" to Hamlet just before his death?
37. Who kills Polonius?
38. "Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love, " was said by who?
39. Who is Voltimand?
40. Ophelia runs to Polonius in distress because .....
41. A funeral procession approaches, and Hamlet sees the king, queen, and Laertes. Then, he asks who has died ....., hysterical with grief, leaps into the grave.
42. Who does Polonius want Reynaldo to spy on specifically?
43. Laertes plans to kill Hamlet by ..... and has a backup plan by using .....
44. What are some ways Shakespeare gets his message across?
45. Claudius reveals that he has planned for
46. Who is the character left living at the end of the play?
47. What does the ghost want Hamlet to do?
48. After learning of Polonius's murder, he turns to whom for advice on public relations?
49. What do Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
50. According to rumors, why does it look like the kingdom is preparing for war?
51. In Hamlet's mind Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are:
52. '' I have found the very cause of Hamlet's lunacy."
53. What does Hamlet want the players to do?
54. In Scene 1, Hamlet visits Ophelia "with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head" to .....
55. Where is Laertes going in Scene 3?
56. Theater Design King
57. What will Hamlet determine during the play?
58. Hamlet is written by
59. Who did Gertrude say, "all that lives must die" to?
60. Why has Laertes returned from France?