Hamlet Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 174 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Hamlet Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He was stabbed.
(c) He was stung by a serpent.
(d) He died in his sleep.

2. After the play, Claudius meets with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to discuss Hamlet's condition. Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern more sympathetic to Claudius, Hamlet, or someone else?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Claudius.

3. What is the real reason for the last king's death?
(a) A knife in the back.
(b) Poison poured down his throat.
(c) Poison poured in his ear.
(d) A heart attack.

4. Who does the ghost claim to be?
(a) Hamlet's grandfather.
(b) A tortured spirit.
(c) Hamlet's father.
(d) The ghost of kings of Denmark past.

5. Hamlet enters about halfway through Act 3, Scene 3. When he comes in, what is Claudius doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Praying.
(c) Talking to Polonius.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Act 4, Scene 4, the audience finally sees a character that has been talked about since the start of the play. Who is this character?

2. During their first conversation, what does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?

3. In Act 1, Scene 5, what does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?

4. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?

5. After the play, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Claudius meet to discuss Hamlet. Polonius joins them. What does he tell Claudius?

(see the answer key)

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