Hamlet Quiz 8 (20 MCQs)

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1. Who is the Queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother?

Correct Answer: B) Gertrude.

2. Hamlet's mother

Correct Answer: A) Gertrude.

3. Who kills Claudius?

Correct Answer: C) Hamlet.

4. To mock Polonius in his conversation with him in Scene 2, Hamlet uses

Correct Answer: C) Puns.

5. In Scene 3, Claudius reveals his true intention for sending Hamlet to England when he says, "Do it, England ..... " What does his command mean?

Correct Answer: A) Execute Hamlet.

6. Prince Hamlet calls the ghost

Correct Answer: C) King Hamlet.

7. The theater in London where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed was called

Correct Answer: D) The Globe.

8. Who said it: "This above all:to your own self be true."

Correct Answer: A) Polonius.

9. When the king sees the play, he .....

Correct Answer: A) Runs away.

10. Hamlet's stepfather is also his .....

Correct Answer: C) Uncle.

11. Hamlet's soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses .....

Correct Answer: C) Frustration with his weak and indecisive nature.

12. In Scene 1, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to

Correct Answer: A) Determine Laertes's behavior indirectly.

13. Who does Hamlet ask about the king's reaction to the play?

Correct Answer: B) Horatio.

14. Which is the correct way to cite a quote from lines 14-22 in Act 4 scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet?

Correct Answer: D) (Shakespeare IV. ii 14-22).

15. In his soliloquy, Hamlet berates himself for .....

Correct Answer: C) His inaction.

16. What does Laertes warn Ophelia against?

Correct Answer: A) Falling in love with Hamlet.

17. Why is Ophelia acting crazy

Correct Answer: C) Her father was murdered.

18. Who sees the ghost first?

Correct Answer: A) Marcelo and Bernardo.

19. Who tells Ophelia that Hamlet's love is fleeting?

Correct Answer: A) Laertes.

20. Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Denmark?

Correct Answer: D) To find out why Hamlet is acting mad.