Hamlet

Question 1

Who says the quote ‘Who’s there?’ in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 1

Francisco

Question 2

What is the response to the question ‘Who’s there?’ in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 2

Nay, answer me: Stand, and unfold yourself.

Question 3

Which character first mentions the ghost in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 3

Horatio

Question 4

What does the ghost appear to be wearing when it first appears?

Answer 4

Armor

Question 5

Fill in the blank: ‘It faded on the crowing of the ______.’

Answer 5

cock

Question 6

True or False: The ghost speaks to Horatio in Act 1 Scene 1.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What does the ghost symbolize in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 7

The unsettled state of Denmark and the theme of revenge.

Question 8

Who is the first to see the ghost in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 8

Marcellus

Question 9

What does Horatio suggest they do after they see the ghost?

Answer 9

Tell Prince Hamlet.

Question 10

What time of day does Act 1 Scene 1 take place?

Answer 10

Night

Question 11

Who says ‘This bodes some strange eruption to our state’?

Answer 11

Horatio

Question 12

What is the setting of Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 12

The battlements of Elsinore Castle.

Question 13

True or False: The guards are afraid of the ghost.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What does Marcellus say when he sees the ghost?

Answer 14

It will not speak.

Question 15

Who does Horatio compare the ghost to?

Answer 15

Julius Caesar

Question 16

Fill in the blank: ‘It lifted up its head and did ______.’

Answer 16

stare

Question 17

What does the ghost’s appearance foreshadow?

Answer 17

The chaos and tragedy that will follow.

Question 18

Who is responsible for the watch in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 18

Francisco, Marcellus, and Horatio.

Question 19

What emotion does Horatio express about the ghost?

Answer 19

Fear and uncertainty.

Question 20

Who is the last person to speak in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 20

Marcellus

Question 21

What is the significance of the ghost appearing at midnight?

Answer 21

It signifies the supernatural and the theme of uncertainty.

Question 22

What does Horatio mean by ‘the time is out of joint’?

Answer 22

Things are not as they should be.

Question 23

Who says ‘I do not like the smell of this action’?

Answer 23

Hamlet (though he does not appear in this scene, this quote is relevant to his character).

Question 24

What is the main theme introduced in Act 1 Scene 1?

Answer 24

Revenge and the supernatural.

Question 25

Who tries to convince the others to follow the ghost?

Answer 25

Marcellus

Question 26

What does Francisco say to indicate he is feeling weary?

Answer 26

For this relief much thanks.

Question 27

What does King Claudius refer to Hamlet as in Act 1 Scene 2?

Answer 27

His 'dear brother's son.'

Question 28

Complete the quote: 'Frailty, thy name is ____.'

Answer 28

woman.

Question 29

True or False: Hamlet expresses happiness about his mother's quick remarriage.

Answer 29

False.

Question 30

Who does Hamlet compare his grief to in Act 1 Scene 2?

Answer 30

An unweeded garden.

Question 31

What does Claudius say is 'the funeral baked meats'?

Answer 31

The food served at the funeral that is now being used for the wedding.

Question 32

What is Hamlet's mood at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 2?

Answer 32

Melancholic and depressed.

Question 33

Complete the quote: 'O, that this too too solid flesh would ____.'

Answer 33

melt.

Question 34

True or False: Polonius advises Laertes to be true to himself.

Answer 34

True.

Question 35

Who does Hamlet speak to about his feelings of despair?

Answer 35

The audience (soliloquy).

Question 36

What does Hamlet wish for in his soliloquy?

Answer 36

To escape his current life.

Question 37

Fill in the blank: 'Something is rotten in the state of ____.'

Answer 37

Denmark.

Question 38

What advice does Polonius give to Laertes?

Answer 38

To give his friends his ear, but not his tongue.

Question 39

True or False: Hamlet feels betrayed by his mother for marrying Claudius.

Answer 39

True.

Question 40

What metaphor does Hamlet use to describe his mother's actions?

Answer 40

He calls it 'a beast that wants discourse of reason.'

Question 41

What does Claudius say about mourning?

Answer 41

He suggests that excessive mourning is unmanly.

Question 42

What does Hamlet call his mother in his soliloquy?

Answer 42

An unfaithful wife.

Question 43

Complete the quote: 'The serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his ____.'

Answer 43

crown.

Question 44

What does Hamlet wish to do after expressing his grief?

Answer 44

To die or cease to exist.

Question 45

Who does Polonius send to spy on Laertes?

Answer 45

Reynaldo.

Question 46

What is the general theme of Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 1 Scene 2?

Answer 46

Grief and disillusionment.

Question 47

True or False: Claudius expresses genuine remorse for King Hamlet's death.

Answer 47

False.

Question 48

What does Hamlet's attire symbolize in Act 1 Scene 2?

Answer 48

His mourning and grief.

Question 49

What does Claudius ask Hamlet to do regarding his grief?

Answer 49

To think of him as a father.

Question 50

Complete the quote: 'To be or not to be, that is the ____.'

Answer 50

question.

Question 51

What does Hamlet think of the marriage between Gertrude and Claudius?

Answer 51

He finds it incestuous and morally wrong.

Question 52

Who does Hamlet refer to as 'the ghost' in his conversations?

Answer 52

His father's spirit.