Proper Nouns

Question 1

This Lord Chamberlin hold himself in high esteem

Answer 1

Polonis

Question 2

This Trojan queen mourns her husband’s death

Answer 2

Hecuba

Question 3

It is the rover of forgetfulness in Greek mythology

Answer 3

Lethe

Question 4

This sponge laughs, assuming Hamlet won’t enjoy the actors

Answer 4

Rosencrantz

Question 5

This Roman actor performed at the time of Julius Caesar

Answer 5

Roscius

Question 6

This confused but obedient daughter betrays her boyfriend

Answer 6

Ophelia

Question 7

This mythological Greek performed twelve incredible labors

Answer 7

Hercules

Question 8

This Greek killed the Trojan king, avenging his father’s death

Answer 8

Pyrrhus

Question 9

This Danish ambassador reports to the king about Norway

Answer 9

Voltimand

Question 10

He is the chief antagonist in thus great tragedy

Answer 10

Claudius

Question 11

This play’s namesake is murdered by his nephew

Answer 11

Gonzago

Question 12

This Danish guard swears not to say anything about a ghost

Answer 12

Marcellus

Question 13

This is the Danish palace and setting of the play

Answer 13

Elsinore

Question 14

This city in France is well known for its tapestries

Answer 14

Arras

Question 15

This biblical judge sacrificed his daughter to fulfill an oath

Answer 15

Jephthah

Question 16

He distrusts his sister’s suitors; he is a foil to Hamlet

Answer 16

Laertes

Question 17

This Danish guard is the first on stage when the play opens

Answer 17

Francisco

Question 18

This is a university in Germany

Answer 18

Wittenberg

Question 19

This is the god of the sun in Greek mythology

Answer 19

Hyperion

Question 20

This Greek hero dies when his one weakness is discovered

Answer 20

Achilles

Question 21

This boastful queen is punished and loses all fourteen of her children

Answer 21

Niobe

Question 22

This old Trojan king is eventually killed

Answer 22

Priam

Question 23

This Norwegian king scolds his nephew and then gives him money

Answer 23

Old Norway