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Easy Hamlet Quiz

An easier quiz on the play Hamlet.

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,418

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
9005

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 128 (10/10), Guest 47 (10/10), Guest 196 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Hamlet (the main character)? Hint

Prince of Denmark

Prince of France

King of Denmark

King of Sweden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is in love with Hamlet? Hint

Octavia

Juliet

Ophelia

Cornelia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which character is left alive at the end of the play? Hint

Ophelia

Gertrude

Horatio

Hamlet

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did Hamlet want to go at the beginning of the play? Hint

Paris

Wittenberg

London

Prague

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who does Hamlet kill first? Hint

Ophelia

Claudius

Polonius

Horatio

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where does the King send Hamlet with his two friends? Hint

Wittenberg

France

England

Norway

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Question 7 of 10

7. Gertrude is who? Hint

Queen of Denmark

Ophelia's mother

Hamlet's sister

Queen of Norway

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Question 8 of 10

8. What country is Hamlet set in? Hint

Denmark

England

Norway

France

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote Hamlet? Hint

Jane Austen

Tolstoy

Shakespeare

Homer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who gets the crown at the end of the play? Hint

Polonius

Hamlet

Fortinbras

Claudius

Most Recent Scores

Dec 17 2024 : Guest 128: 10/10
Dec 11 2024 : Guest 47: 10/10
Dec 01 2024 : Guest 196: 7/10
Nov 29 2024 : Guest 156: 10/10
Nov 29 2024 : Guest 156: 8/10
Nov 21 2024 : Guest 156: 10/10
Nov 18 2024 : Guest 216: 6/10
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 41: 8/10
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 156: 8/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Hamlet (the main character)?

Answer: Prince of Denmark

His parents were the King and Queen.

2. Who is in love with Hamlet?

Answer: Ophelia

But she goes crazy when Hamlet kills her father.

3. Which character is left alive at the end of the play?

Answer: Horatio

It's Shakespeare - everyone dies!

4. Where did Hamlet want to go at the beginning of the play?

Answer: Wittenberg

He had been going to school there.

5. Who does Hamlet kill first?

Answer: Polonius

Polonius was Ophelia's father.

6. Where does the King send Hamlet with his two friends?

Answer: England

The King was going to have the people in England execute Hamlet.

7. Gertrude is who?

Answer: Queen of Denmark

She married Claudius so she could continue to be Queen.

8. What country is Hamlet set in?

Answer: Denmark

That's why he is the Prince of Denmark!

9. Who wrote Hamlet?

Answer: Shakespeare

I hope you all got that one right!

10. Who gets the crown at the end of the play?

Answer: Fortinbras

Everyone's dead and Fortinbras has just taken over Denmark, so Fortinbras becomes King.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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