This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Hamlet – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hamlet Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Scene 1, what does Gertrude reveal to Claudius? A) She never loved him like she did King Hamlet. B) She regrets marrying him. C) Hamlet has left to return to the university. D) Hamlet killed Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet killed Polonius. 2. Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius while he is praying? A) His mother would never forgive him. B) He doesn't want Claudius to die after being forgiven of his sins. C) He doesn't want Ophelia to be a witness. D) It would be super rude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He doesn't want Claudius to die after being forgiven of his sins. 3. Hamlet's parents invite Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Denmark to ..... A) Find out what is making Hamlet crazy. B) Perform a full physical exam on Hamlet. C) Cheer Hamlet up by entertaining him. D) Take Hamlet with them back to England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheer Hamlet up by entertaining him. 4. What does Hamlet criticize? A) Marriage. B) Ophelia. C) Women. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Who is deceased, yet still shows up in Act I? A) Polonius. B) King Hamlet. C) King Fortinbras. D) Laertes' mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King Hamlet. 6. Of which country does Hamlet's family rule over? A) Norway. B) France. C) Denmark. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denmark. 7. Who is Claudius to Hamlet? A) Son. B) Cousin. C) Step-Dad. D) Step-Dad and Uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Step-Dad and Uncle. 8. What news does the Queen bring Laertes? A) Ophelia will marry Hamlet. B) Ophelia has died (ruled a suicide by the throne). C) Hamlet has returned to fight Laertes. D) Claudius will make Laertes a knight of the realm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ophelia has died (ruled a suicide by the throne). 9. Who once played Julius Caesar? A) Gertrude. B) Hamlet. C) Claudius. D) Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polonius. 10. The gravediggers suggest the idea that A) Death is inevitable. B) Hamlet is mad. C) Ghosts exist. D) Life is meaningless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death is inevitable. 11. What is Shakespeare's famous line in Polonius' speech to Laertes? A) "This above all, to thine own self be true.". B) "Neither a borrower nor a lender be.". C) "Give thy thoughts no tongue.". D) "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "This above all, to thine own self be true.". 12. Why did Polonius delay telling the King and Queen about Hamlet's madness? A) He wanted more power. B) He wanted more attention. C) Because that's his personality. D) He's protecting Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted more attention. 13. Hamlet claims to be afflicted by A) Melancholy. B) Schizophrenia. C) Dyslexia. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melancholy. 14. What is Gertrude's reaction to The Murder of Gonzago? A) "Brevity is the soul of wit.". B) "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!". C) "Methinks the lady doth protest too much.". D) "Much madness is great ones much not unwatched go.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Methinks the lady doth protest too much.". 15. Who said, "there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio? " A) Gertrude. B) Laertes. C) Ophelia. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet. 16. Which of these relationships would not be construed as incestuous? A) Laertes and Ophelia. B) Hamlet and Gertrude. C) Gertrude and Claudius. D) Hamlet and Ophelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet and Ophelia. 17. Who survives at the end of the play? A) Horatio. B) Gertrude. C) Rosencrantz. D) Laertes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horatio. 18. An example of a flat character would be: A) Hamlet. B) Gertrude. C) Ophelia. D) Marcellus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marcellus. 19. Who all die from the poison? A) Ophelia. B) Hamlet, Claudius, and Gertrude. C) Claudius, and Ophelia. D) Gertude, Laertes, and Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamlet, Claudius, and Gertrude. 20. Name the literary device Shakespeare uses when a character is speaking alone on the stage. A) Aside. B) Monolgue. C) Soliloquy. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesHamlet Quiz 2Hamlet Quiz 3Hamlet Quiz 4Hamlet Quiz 5Hamlet Quiz 6Hamlet Quiz 7Hamlet Quiz 8Hamlet Quiz 9Hamlet Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books