This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Hamlet – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hamlet Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? A) Poloius. B) Laertes. C) Hamlet. D) Claudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hamlet. 2. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet's father is dressed for ..... A) Mourning. B) Sport. C) Burial. D) Battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle. 3. While waiting for the Ghost to appear, who accompanies Prince Hamlet? A) Horatio & Marcellus. B) Marcellus & Barnardo. C) Horatio & Polonius. D) Marcellus & Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horatio & Marcellus. 4. What poison does Claudius pour into the ear of Hamlet's father, causing his death? A) Burdock. B) Hebenon. C) Baneberry. D) Hemlock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hebenon. 5. When questioned about the location of Polonius' body, Hamlet ..... A) Provides Claudius with a detailed map. B) Childishly repeats Claudius' questions back to him. C) Speaks in riddles. D) Escapes to Wittenberg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaks in riddles. 6. How did Gertrude die A) She ate raw chicken. B) She drowned. C) She was stabbed. D) She drank poison that was meant for hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She drank poison that was meant for hamlet. 7. Who saw the ghost the first night? A) Horatio. B) Hamlet. C) Marcellus and Bernardo. D) King cladius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marcellus and Bernardo. 8. Who sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? A) Hamlet. B) Horatio. C) Claudius. D) Polonius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claudius. 9. At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to A) Have Hamlet put to death in Denmark. B) Ship Hamlet out of the country to England. C) Have Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill Hamlet. D) Have Fortinbras kill Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ship Hamlet out of the country to England. 10. Synonym for looks, , air, or aspect. A) Disturb. B) News. C) Appearance. D) Doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appearance. 11. What does Hamlet do with the body of Polonius? A) Leaves it in Claudius's chambers. B) Throws it over a cliff and into the sea. C) Buries it in the churchyard. D) Hides it in the stairwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hides it in the stairwell. 12. What does Polonius believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness? A) Grief from his father's death. B) Anger at Claudius for being King. C) Anger at his mother for her hasty marriage. D) His love for Ophelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His love for Ophelia. 13. I died by drowning A) Laertes. B) Claudius. C) Ophelia. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ophelia. 14. What does Stanley do to make the play seem authentic? A) He will only cast men. B) He gets real costumes. C) He creates a trap door on the stage. D) He wants the actors to have real accents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He creates a trap door on the stage. 15. What is Polonius' explanation for Hamlet's madness? A) He despises Claudius for marrying Gertrude. B) He grieves too much for his father. C) He is in love with Ophelia. D) He hates his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is in love with Ophelia. 16. When the lights suddenly went out, Tina felt ..... A) Appearance. B) Distrub. C) Uneasy. D) Upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uneasy. 17. Women in Hamlet are generally viewed as: A) Manipulative and untrustworthy. B) Heroines and nurturers. C) Inspirational muses. D) Sexual objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manipulative and untrustworthy. 18. In Scene 3, why does Claudius send Hamlet to England instead of punishing him more harshly for murdering Polonius? A) Hamlet is his favorite son. B) Hamlet is beloved by the public. C) He is afraid of Hamlet. D) Claudius lacks the evidence to prove Hamlet is guilty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hamlet is beloved by the public. 19. In Hamlet, who are the two potential recipients of the columbine flowers? A) Hamlet and Gertrude. B) Hamlet and Laertes. C) Gertrude and Claudius. D) Laertes and Claudius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gertrude and Claudius. 20. Who did Polonius send to spy on Laertes? A) Horatio. B) Reynaldo. C) Guildenstern. D) Rosencrantz. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reynaldo. ← 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