This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Hamlet – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hamlet Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What news does Osric bring to Hamlet from the King A) Laertes means to kill Hamlet. B) Claudius has entered Hamlet into a fencing match. C) Claudius has fallen ill. D) Gertrude has fallen ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claudius has entered Hamlet into a fencing match. 2. Where is Hamlet set? A) Sweden. B) Scotland. C) England. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 3. The king uses poison on ..... A) A sword and a drink. B) The throne. C) His crown. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sword and a drink. 4. Which is NOT a reason Hamlet is so rude to Ophelia in Act III? A) He knows Claudius and Polonius are watching. B) He wants to separate himself further from her. C) He hates all women because of his mother. D) Ophelia cheated on him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ophelia cheated on him. 5. How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern know Hamlet? A) They were schoolmates in childhood. B) They are all cousins. C) They served in the military together. D) Then went to college in Wittenberg together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were schoolmates in childhood. 6. In Act I why are there guards constantly on watch, weapons being made, and ships being built? A) Denmark is a medieval kingdom. B) They fear an impending war with Poland. C) Fortinbras is rumored be preparing to attack. D) Someone is killing kings!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fortinbras is rumored be preparing to attack. 7. What is "The Murder of Gonzago" ? A) The book Hamlet is currently reading. B) The play the players are going to put on for the court. C) The play that won awards. D) Where Old Hamlet was murdered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The play the players are going to put on for the court. 8. Out of the following, what is not a notablemotif in the play? A) Instruments. B) Weeds. C) Ears. D) Misogyny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Instruments. 9. FILL IN THE BLANK-That Laertes has the same reason for revenge as Hamlet is another reason to consider him a(n) ..... for Hamlet. A) Tragic hero. B) Motive. C) Rival. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foil. 10. What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia? A) He warns her to stay away from Hamlet and tells her to protect her virtue. B) He tells her to take time to look over all of the young men before she makes a choice. C) He tells her that Polonius is secretly in love with her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He warns her to stay away from Hamlet and tells her to protect her virtue. 11. Who said, "this above all, to thine own self be true." A) Ophelia. B) Marcellus. C) Hamlet. D) Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polonius. 12. What news does Horatio bring to Hamlet? A) Horatio tells Hamlet of a great plague that has come upon the land. B) Horatio tells Hamlet that his mother has been excommunicated. C) Horatio tells Hamlet about King Hamlet's ghost. D) Horatio tells Hamlet that King Hamlet is dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horatio tells Hamlet about King Hamlet's ghost. 13. In Act 1 Scene 5 How did Claudius kill King Hamlet? A) He poured poison in his ear. B) He had a snake bite the king. C) He strangled him. D) He put poison in his cup and the King drank it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He poured poison in his ear. 14. Who asks for permission to go back to France? A) Claudio. B) Othello. C) Laertes. D) Iago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laertes. 15. Who has Hamlet professed love for? A) Guildenstern. B) Rosencrantz. C) Gertrude. D) Ophelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ophelia. 16. What plan does Hamlet come up with to prove the king's guilt? A) To hide behind the drapes while he confesses to Gertrude. B) To dress as a priest and trick Claudius into confessing to him. C) To put on a play reenacting the murder of his father. D) To threaten him into confessing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To put on a play reenacting the murder of his father. 17. What are the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote? A) Comedy, History, and Tragedy. B) Comedy, Comedy, and Tragedy. C) Comedy, Records, and Tragedy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy, History, and Tragedy. 18. Who is Polonius? A) Prince. B) King. C) Servant. D) Advisor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advisor. 19. ..... refers to the story line of the play; it identifies how the story continues by the connection of character to another character as well as events that happens in the story A) Events. B) Fiction. C) Drama. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plot. 20. What request does Laertes have for Claudius? A) He wants a job in the court. B) He wants permission to return to France. C) He wants Claudius to protect his sister Ophelia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants permission to return to France. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesHamlet Quiz 1Hamlet Quiz 2Hamlet Quiz 3Hamlet Quiz 4Hamlet Quiz 5Hamlet Quiz 6Hamlet Quiz 7Hamlet Quiz 8Hamlet Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books