Hamlet Quiz 22 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who asks for permission to go to France?

Correct Answer: D) Laertes.

2. Who said "Madness in great ones must not unwatched go, " and to whom?

Correct Answer: A) King Claudius to Polonius.

3. Brevity is the soul of ..... H

Correct Answer: A) Wit.

4. Polonius believes that the "very cause of Hamlet's lunacy" is his

Correct Answer: C) Rejection by Ophelia.

5. What type of play is this?

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy.

6. Laertes warns Ophelia to be careful of

Correct Answer: D) Hamlet's interest in her.

7. Hamlet is most upset about the following:

Correct Answer: B) His mother's recent marriage.

8. Who rules Denmark at the end?

Correct Answer: A) Fortinbras.

9. Claudius plans to kill Hamlet by .....

Correct Answer: A) Having Laertes challenge him with a poison-tipped sword.

10. Who is alive at the end of the play?

Correct Answer: C) Horatio.

11. How are Gertrude and Young Hamlet related?

Correct Answer: B) Gertrude is Hamlet's mother.

12. How does Gertrude die?

Correct Answer: A) Poison in a cup.

13. What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?

Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing.

14. "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so, " was said by who?

Correct Answer: A) Hamlet.

15. What is Hamlet's intention in confronting his mother and speaking "daggers" to her?

Correct Answer: D) To force her to admit her treachery.

16. Claudius is not the powerful warrior ..... was.

Correct Answer: C) Old Hamlet.

17. Why does Hamlet call women dishonest?

Correct Answer: B) Because they wear make-up and deceive men.

18. How are Laertes and Polonius related?

Correct Answer: C) Laertes is Polonius's son.

19. What is Claudius doing when Hamlet walks by and sees him?

Correct Answer: A) Praying.

20. Hamlet kills .....

Correct Answer: A) Polonium.