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To Be or not to Be? What a question! Quiz


This quiz is on the Shakespeare play, "Hamlet". The questions range from quote identification to general questions about the play. The last one is for Simpsons fans!

A multiple-choice quiz by fairy75. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
fairy75
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
116,387
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
4377
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who are the two guards on patrol in the very beginning of Act I, scene one? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Whom does Prince Hamlet see on the ramparts and what does it tell him? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who said: "He took me by the wrist and held me hard. Then goes he to the length of all his arm, and with the other hand thus o'er his brow he falls to such perusal of my face as he would draw it."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 15
4. Prince Hamlet shows his mother two pictures, one of himself and one of his father, and asks her who she loves more.


Question 5 of 15
5. Now an easy one to make up for all the evil questions I asked earlier. Who said, "To be or not to be. That is the question?"

Answer: (one of the main characters)
Question 6 of 15
6. How does Ophelia die? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. How does Polonius die? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What was the name of the play Prince Hamlet organized?

Answer: (Two words - It controls pests)
Question 9 of 15
9. Who returns to the castle with a mob chanting, "_________ for king!" Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This might be hard: Why is Ophelia's burial in sacred ground questioned? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Does Prince Hamlet die in England?


Question 12 of 15
12. Who is the first one to die in the last scene? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Who is the one to kill King Claudius?

Answer: (This is not hard at all)
Question 14 of 15
14. Who comes in and takes over Denmark? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Final question (just for fun): Who did Ralph Wiggum play in the Simpsons parody of "Hamlet"?

Answer: (His dad was killed by Bart)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who are the two guards on patrol in the very beginning of Act I, scene one?

Answer: Francisco and Bernardo

Francisco and Barnardo are later joined by Horatio and Marcellus. Barnardo: "Well, good night. If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, the rivals of my watch, bid them make haste."
2. Whom does Prince Hamlet see on the ramparts and what does it tell him?

Answer: His father; King Claudius murdered him.

"O wicked wit and gifts that so have the power so to seduce!" Old King Hamlet was murdered by King Claudius with poison in the ear. The people of Denmark were told that Old King Hamlet died of a snake bite.
3. Who said: "He took me by the wrist and held me hard. Then goes he to the length of all his arm, and with the other hand thus o'er his brow he falls to such perusal of my face as he would draw it."

Answer: Ophelia

Ophelia is Prince Hamlet's girlfriend. She has this encounter with Prince Hamlet after he sees the ghost of his father for the first time. She is quite frightened by his actions and runs to tell her father, Polonius.
4. Prince Hamlet shows his mother two pictures, one of himself and one of his father, and asks her who she loves more.

Answer: False

Prince Hamlet does show his mother two pictures, but one is of his father and the other of King Claudius. "Look here upon this picture, and on this, the counterfeit presentment of two brothers."
5. Now an easy one to make up for all the evil questions I asked earlier. Who said, "To be or not to be. That is the question?"

Answer: Prince Hamlet

This line is one of Shakespeare's most famous. It is often quoted by many. Prince Hamlet is questioning the reason for living and what is our true purpose.
6. How does Ophelia die?

Answer: She drowns picking flowers

Sadly, Ophelia drowns. (tear) "Her clothes spread wide, and mermaid-like. . ." Some say she did not commit suicide, but that the entire incident was an accident.
7. How does Polonius die?

Answer: He is stabbed by Prince Hamlet

Prince Hamlet stabs Polonius through the curtains in his mother's room. Hamlet thought it was King Claudius spying on him.
8. What was the name of the play Prince Hamlet organized?

Answer: The Mousetrap

When asked by the Queen what the name of the play was, Prince Hamlet sarcastically tells her the title. He calls it this because he wants to "catch" King Claudius' conscience and force him to confess to the murder. The orginal play that Prince Hamlet adapted was called "The Murder of Gonzalgo".
9. Who returns to the castle with a mob chanting, "_________ for king!"

Answer: Laertes

When Laertes finds out his father is dead, he returns to the castle looking for vengence.
10. This might be hard: Why is Ophelia's burial in sacred ground questioned?

Answer: Because she commited suicide

It is written in the Bible that harming oneself is a sin. The gravediggers were debating this topic because it was rumored Ophelia commited suicide.
11. Does Prince Hamlet die in England?

Answer: No

No, King Claudius wanted Prince Hamlet to be killed in England, but Hamlet found out and got back to Denmark. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern proceeded on to England where they were killed.
12. Who is the first one to die in the last scene?

Answer: Gertrude

Queen Gertrude drinks a glass of poisoned wine that was meant for Hamlet if he wasn't stabbed by the poisoned sword.
13. Who is the one to kill King Claudius?

Answer: Prince Hamlet

Prince Hamlet forces King Claudius to drink poisoned wine.
14. Who comes in and takes over Denmark?

Answer: Fortinbras

"Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage." Fortinbras is from the neighboring country of Norway. He believes Prince Hamlet was noble in his actions.
15. Final question (just for fun): Who did Ralph Wiggum play in the Simpsons parody of "Hamlet"?

Answer: Laertes

"Daddy's stomach is crying!" I love Ralph! When King Claudius (Moe) says, "OK Hamlet, Laertes gets on practice shot," Laertes (Ralph) says, "Yea!" and stabs himself. Hee Hee!
Source: Author fairy75

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