This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Hamlet – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hamlet Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is hamlet's big problem A) Inaction. B) He wants to be king. C) His mom forgot who he was. D) His dad had cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inaction. 2. Although Hamlet is very angry with his mother, he does not want to A) Speak cruel words to his mother. B) Harm his mother. C) Offend his mother. D) Encourage his mother's foul deeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harm his mother. 3. What literary device is used in the Hamlet quote, "sea of troubles' A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Repetition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 4. One of the themes of Hamlet is: A) The mystery of death. B) Revenge. C) Madness. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. What does Ophelia pretend to give to Laertes? A) Flowers. B) Letters. C) Rings. D) Sticks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flowers. 6. Reynaldo is sent to spy on ..... A) Ophelia. B) Laertes. C) Hamlet. D) Victor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laertes. 7. Why does Laertes warn Ophelia about her relationship with Hamlet? A) He believes Hamlet will never marry her. B) He believes Hamlet is cheating on her. C) He believes Hamlet loves another. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He believes Hamlet will never marry her. 8. By Hamlet comparing himself to Hercules he is trying to prove what point to Gertrude? (Scene 10) A) Claudius is nothing like King Hamlet. B) Hamlet is strong. C) Hamlet can endure much pain and suffering. D) Hamlet is the hero in the family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claudius is nothing like King Hamlet. 9. During the fencing match, what does Claudius encourage Hamlet to do? A) Drink the poison drink. B) Stab Laertes. C) Get it together man. D) Dance, dance, dance, dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drink the poison drink. 10. Which of the following does NOT happen in Act 4? A) Hamlet negotiates a peace treaty with Fortinbras's army. B) Laertes comes back from France. C) Ophelia talks to Gertrude and Claudius about flowers. D) Hamlet gets kidnapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet negotiates a peace treaty with Fortinbras's army. 11. Who is captured by pirates? A) Laertes. B) Rosencrantz. C) Guildenstern. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hamlet. 12. Who are invited to the castle to keep an eye on Prince Hamlet? A) Guildenstern and Voltimand. B) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. C) Laertes and Rosencrantz. D) Fortinbras and Voltimand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. 13. Why is Hamlet considered unique among revenge plays? A) Because it is about betrayal. B) Because action is repeatedly put off. C) Because it takes place in Denmark. D) Because it is a tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because action is repeatedly put off. 14. Who tells Hamlet that they saw his father? A) William. B) Harry. C) Charlotte. D) Horatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horatio. 15. Hamlet's famous speeches are called A) Dramatic irony. B) Unilogues. C) Soliloquies. D) Dialogues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquies. 16. Hamlet suggests that Ophelia go to A) Her father's house and stay there. B) Take a swim in the nearby stream. C) Paris to stay with her brother. D) A "nunnery" which may mean a convent or a brothel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A "nunnery" which may mean a convent or a brothel. 17. The Lord Chamberlain of Claudius's court, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia A) Polonius. B) Fortinbras. C) Barnardo. D) Francisco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polonius. 18. Laertes warns Ophelia against Hamlet because A) Their father disapproves of the relationship. B) He distrusts Hamlet's constancy. C) He knows Hamlet is depressed. D) She is too young. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He distrusts Hamlet's constancy. 19. How is Claudius related to Young Hamlet (before marrying Gertrude)? A) He is his father. B) He is a family friend. C) He is Gertrude's uncle. D) He is Young Hamlet's uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is Young Hamlet's uncle. 20. Who will the group of men in Act 1 scene 1 go to tell about the ghost they saw that looked like the king? A) Hamlet. B) Gertrude. C) Polonius. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamlet. ← 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