Hamlet Quiz 20 (20 MCQs)

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1. How does Hamlet react to Ophelia'sdeath?

Correct Answer: A) He says that he loved her very much.

2. Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost?

Correct Answer: C) He is a scholar and should know the proper way to address a ghost.

3. Who is the current King of Denmark?

Correct Answer: C) Claudius.

4. Synonym for newscast, headlines, press release, bulletin, message, or dispatch.

Correct Answer: B) News.

5. The son of the Lord Chamberlain

Correct Answer: A) Laertes.

6. Who is responsible for three of the deaths at Elsinore Castle in this story?

Correct Answer: D) King Claudius.

7. Where are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at the end of Act 4?

Correct Answer: B) In England.

8. What does Claudius want Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

Correct Answer: B) To discover the cause of Hamlet's odd behavior.

9. I disturbed the watch of the Elsinore guards

Correct Answer: B) The Ghost.

10. What request does Hamlet make of Gertrude in Act III, Scene IV?

Correct Answer: C) Not to go to Claudius's bed that night.

11. Who is the father of Laertes and Ophelia?

Correct Answer: A) Polonius.

12. Who survives the play?

Correct Answer: D) Horatio.

13. Who is Claudius?

Correct Answer: C) Hamlet's uncle.

14. Who brought King Claudius news from Norway?

Correct Answer: A) Voltimand.

15. Why does Hamlet not kill Claudius when he has the perfect chance?

Correct Answer: C) Claudius is praying.

16. How did Claudius get Laertes to agree to his plan?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

17. What does Hamlet overhear while waiting for the ghost to appear?

Correct Answer: B) The revelry of the King.

18. What does Hamlet say that his play is called?

Correct Answer: B) The Mousetrap.

19. Who did King Hamlet kill in battle?

Correct Answer: A) The King of Norway-Fortinbras.

20. The Ghost tells Hamlet he is bound to

Correct Answer: A) Revenge.