Hamlet Test

Question 1

Officers of the Watch (x2)

Answer 1

Francisco and Bernardo

Question 2

King’s jester, skill that Hamlet talks to

Answer 2

Yorick

Question 3

Claudius’s nephew

Answer 3

Hamlet

Question 4

Hamlet’s close friend

Answer 4

Horatio

Question 5

Ophelia’s brother

Answer 5

Laertes

Question 6

School buddies with Hamlet

Answer 6

Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

Question 7

Goes insane after Polonius’s death

Answer 7

Ophelia

Question 8

Setting?

Answer 8

Elsinore Castle, Denmark

Question 9

Poisoned by Claudius

Answer 9

King Hamlet

Question 10

Dies by getting wounded by a poisoned sword

Answer 10

Hamlet

Question 11

Wonders if the ghost is really the devil

Answer 11

Horatio

Question 12

Married King Hamlet’s wife

Answer 12

Claudius

Question 13

Ophelia’s father

Answer 13

Polonius

Question 14

Stabbed with a poison foil and forced to drink poison by Hamlet

Answer 14

Claudius

Question 15

His body was dealt with in a suspicious way

Answer 15

Polonius

Question 16

Gets killed by the English King because Hamlet rewrote the letter

Answer 16

Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

Question 17

Purpose of the play?

Answer 17

To expose Claudius as the killer of King Hamlet

Question 18

Changes the letter to the King of England and the play

Answer 18

Hamlet

Question 19

(in the beginning) works behind uncle’s back to gather troops to attack Elsinore to get back “his” land

Answer 19

Fortinbras

Question 20

“To be or not to be” speech is about ______ and death, contemplating __________.

Answer 20

1. ) Life

2. ) Suicide

Question 21

How did Ophelia die?

Answer 21

She drowned while trying to hand a wreath on a tree branch. The branch broke and she fell into the water. Her clothes became to heavy and she drowned.

Question 22

Who announced that Ophelia had died?

Answer 22

Gertrude

Question 23

Hamlet stabs him with a poison foil

Answer 23

Laertes

Question 24

Polonius’s daughter

Answer 24

Ophelia

Question 25

Claudius asks them to spy on Hamlet

Answer 25

Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

Question 26

Who does Claudius want to kill Hamlet?

Answer 26

The English King

Question 27

dies trying to save Gertrude

Answer 27

Polonius

Question 28

______ gives advice to __________.

Answer 28

Polonius gives advice to Laertes

Question 29

What advice does Polonius give Laertes?

Answer 29

- don't say what you're thinking - don't act quickly on your thoughts - hold on to trustworthy friends - be friendly but don't overdo it - don't waste time shaking hands with everyone - don't pick a fight but don't run from one - listen to many, talk to few - hear opinions but reserve your own opinions - spend money on quality clothes but nothing to flashy - don't borrow or lend money - be true to yourself

Question 30

How did Claudius and Laertes plan to kill Hamlet?

Answer 30

With a poison foil and a cup of poison wine

Question 31

How was Claudius's and Laertes's plan to kill Hamlet ruined?

Answer 31

Gertrude drinks the wine, Laertes gets stabbed by his own foil, and Claudius is forced to drink the poisoned wine

Question 32

Ophelia's father

Answer 32

Polonius

Question 33

Asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet

Answer 33

Claudius

Question 34

Laertes seeks revenge for Polonius's _________ and Ophelia's _________.

Answer 34

1. ) Death | 2. ) Insanity

Question 35

Killed by drowning herself

Answer 35

Ophelia

Question 36

Hamlet has gone?

Answer 36

Depressed + insane

Question 37

Why is Hamlet sent to England?

Answer 37

Claudius feels threatened by him

Question 38

Hamlet's parents?

Answer 38

King Hamlet + Gertrude

Question 39

Only survivor at the end of the story

Answer 39

Horatio

Question 40

Why does Hamlet try to convince Horatio not to drink the poison?

Answer 40

He wants Horatio to "tell his story." With everyone gone nobody is left to live on the truth.

Question 41

Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius while he's praying?

Answer 41

He doesn't want Claudius to go to Heaven.

Question 42

When does Hamlet want to kill Claudius?

Answer 42

After he has sinned

Question 43

Who captured Hamlet?

Answer 43

Pirates

Question 44

Who did Hamlet kill? (x5)

Answer 44

Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Laertes, Polonius, Claudius

Question 45

Wrote love letters to Ophelia

Answer 45

Hamlet

Question 46

Why do Polonius and Laertes not approve of Hamlet for Ophelia?

Answer 46

They think he's not serious about her

Question 47

Before he dies he asks for Hamlet's forgiveness

Answer 47

Laertes

Question 48

"Don't pick a fight but don't run from one" and "don't borrow or lend money" are examples of?

Answer 48

Advice Polonius gave to Laertes

Question 49

Marches on Poland to fight for honor

Answer 49

Fortinbras

Question 50

The ghost

Answer 50

King Hamlet

Question 51

Will most likely become the new King of Denmark

Answer 51

Fortinbras

Question 52

Makes sure Ophelia has a proper funeral

Answer 52

Laertes

Question 53

Why does Ophelia technically not qualify to have a proper funeral/burial?

Answer 53

Back then if you killed yourself it was unchristian like, this lead to people not qualifying for proper burials.

Question 54

Polonius's son

Answer 54

Laertes

Question 55

Laertes's sister

Answer 55

Ophelia

Question 56

Defeated King Fortinbras

Answer 56

King Hamlet

Question 57

King Hamlet wants Hamlet to get revenge on _______ but wants him to leave _________ alone.

Answer 57

1. ) Claudius | 2. ) Gertrude

Question 58

Who asks Claudius to go back to England and to study what?

Answer 58

Who: Laertes | To study: Music

Question 59

Who turns down Hamlet and returns his _____ & _________?

Answer 59

Turns down: Hamlet | Returns: Letters & Gifts

Question 60

How did Claudius kill King Hamlet?

Answer 60

While King Hamlet was resting in his garden, Claudius put poison in his ear.

Question 61

Laertes's father

Answer 61

Polonius

Question 62

Counsellor to the King

Answer 62

Polonius

Question 63

How is Polonius killed?

Answer 63

He is stabbed through the tapestry by Hamlet

Question 64

Gertrude's husband

Answer 64

Claudius

Question 65

Who thinks Hamlet is love sick?

Answer 65

Polonius

Question 66

current King of Denmark

Answer 66

Claudius

Question 67

Who does Claudius send to spy on Laertes?

Answer 67

Reynaldo