Hamlet Quiz 10 (20 MCQs)

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1. What does Claudius ask to accompany Hamlet on his journey?

Correct Answer: A) Rosencrantz and Guidenstern.

2. O heavy deed! It had been so with us had we been there.

Correct Answer: B) Claudius.

3. How does Hamlet plan to confirm his uncle's guilt?

Correct Answer: C) He'll observe his uncle's reaction to the murder scene.

4. Hamlet is acting strangely towards Ophelia in Act II. What has he done?

Correct Answer: B) He creepily nods at her.

5. Why is Prince Hamlet in a sad mood?

Correct Answer: B) His father died.

6. Shakespeare takes a moment to insert his own negative views about .....

Correct Answer: C) Child actors.

7. Where is Polonius when he is killed?

Correct Answer: C) Hiding behind a curtain.

8. What tendency of Polonius most directly leads to his death?

Correct Answer: C) His tendency to meddle in the affairs of others.

9. What does Polonius tell Ophelia to do?

Correct Answer: B) Stop talking to Hamlet.

10. This is not a theme in Hamlet .....

Correct Answer: D) Witchcraft.

11. What does Hamlet call Polonius when he tries to talk to Hamlet?

Correct Answer: A) A fishmonger.

12. Which character (aside from Horatio and Marcellus) first reports that Hamlet seems to have gone mad?

Correct Answer: C) Ophelia.

13. Which literary device is used in the quote, "Words, words, words." ?

Correct Answer: B) Repetition.

14. How does hyperbole function in Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3 Scene 1 of Hamlet?

Correct Answer: C) It emphasizes his frustration with life.

15. Hamlet has a chance to get revenge when

Correct Answer: B) Hamlet sees the King on his knees, praying.

16. Where does Hamlet live?

Correct Answer: B) Denmark.

17. Who dies at the end of the story?

Correct Answer: C) Hamlet-Gertrude-Laertes-Claudius.

18. Who is the first person to witness Hamlet's "madness" ?

Correct Answer: A) Ophelia.

19. Why is Act 3, Scene 2 such a complex and difficult scene in the play?

Correct Answer: D) It is the 'play within the play' where the acting troupe performs.

20. What tree does Gertrude mention when describing the death of Ophelia?

Correct Answer: C) Willow.