Hamlet Quiz 40 (20 MCQs)

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1. Finish this quote ..... "Frailty, thy name is ..... !"

Correct Answer: B) Woman.

2. The ghost must hurry to tell its story to Hamlet before morning dawns, because

Correct Answer: A) Ghosts cannot appear in daylight.

3. The Ghost's speech affects Hamlet's view of his mother because he learns that she was A forced to marry Claudius.

Correct Answer: C) A participant in Claudius' plot.

4. Polonius initially draws the conclusionthat Hamlet's "madness" is the result of what cause?

Correct Answer: A) His romantic and sexual obsession withOphelia.

5. Claudius kills .....

Correct Answer: B) His brother.

6. Who did the King and Queen send to spy on Hamlet?

Correct Answer: D) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

7. According to Hamlet, what is one reason he doesn't commit suicide?

Correct Answer: C) What happens after death may be worse than life.

8. What is the name of the play that Hamlet asks the actors to perform?

Correct Answer: D) The Murther of Gonzago.

9. What is Hamlet's dying request of Horatio?

Correct Answer: A) He asks Horatio to live on and tell his story.

10. Who said, "madness in great ones must not unwatched go? "

Correct Answer: A) Claudius.

11. A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud, when no other characters can hear, is called a:

Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy.

12. "Though this be madness, yet there is madness in 't." Who says this?

Correct Answer: C) Polonius.

13. Who are they?

Correct Answer: C) Claudius and Laertes.

14. Finish the quote: " ..... his foul and most unnatural murder."

Correct Answer: D) Revenge.

15. What is the true purpose of Hamlet's errand to England?

Correct Answer: C) To kill Hamlet.

16. It is fitting that Fortinbras speak last in the play because

Correct Answer: C) He will likely succeed to the throne of Denmark.

17. What is a major question in the play?

Correct Answer: B) The relation between 'appearance and reality'.

18. Why does Horatio not believe the guards about what they have seen?

Correct Answer: D) He has not seen the ghost with his own eyes.

19. What literary device is used in the Hamlet quote, "My tongue and soul in this be hypocrites." ?

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

20. In Scene 7, what does Claudius intend to do as a back up to the plot with Laertes?

Correct Answer: A) Poison Hamlet's wine.