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"Hamlet": To be or not to be? Trivia Quiz

I just finished reading "Hamlet" for the first time for my AP English class and I believe that it is definitely one of Shakespeare's best plays.

A multiple-choice quiz by goldenmelody. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
goldenmelody

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,201

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2011

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Hamlet's father's name? Hint

Claudius

Hamlet

Polonius

Fortinbras

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who says this memorable line: "Something's rotten in the state of Denmark"? Hint

Brutus

Guildenstern

Hamlet

Marcellus

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Polonius think is the reason for Hamlet's madness? Hint

grief over his father's death

forbidden love

poison

jealousy

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who says "The play's the thing/ wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king" at the end of Act 2? Hint

Rosencrantz

Ophelia

Hamlet

Gertrude

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius while he is praying in the chapel? Hint

he is afraid that it will result in the king's forgiveness

he decides that he does not want to be a murderer

he fears that the people of Denmark will be angry

Ophelia persuades him not to

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Ophelia's final fate? Hint

she leaves Denmark and goes to England

she hangs herself

she drowns

she is killed by Hamlet

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who, technically, kills Gertrude? Hint

Claudius

Laertes

Hamlet

Horatio

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Question 8 of 10

8. What poison kills Hamlet's father? Hint

He was not poisoned. He was strangled.

Arsenic

Hebenon

Cyanide

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes? Hint

Horatio

Guildenstern

Reynaldo

Ophelia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who, of the characters listed, is still alive at the end of the play? Hint

None of these

Laertes

Hamlet

Gertrude

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Hamlet's father's name?

Answer: Hamlet

As the play begins, Hamlet's father has recently died.

2. Who says this memorable line: "Something's rotten in the state of Denmark"?

Answer: Marcellus

Marcellus is a guard of the royal castle in Denmark.

3. What does Polonius think is the reason for Hamlet's madness?

Answer: forbidden love

Polonius ordered Ophelia to stop seeing Hamlet and Polonius thinks that the reason for Hamlet's change in behavior is his love for his daughter.

4. Who says "The play's the thing/ wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king" at the end of Act 2?

Answer: Hamlet

The play that Hamlet set up is "The Murder of Gonzago."

5. Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius while he is praying in the chapel?

Answer: he is afraid that it will result in the king's forgiveness

Claudius is praying for forgiveness at the moment Hamlet comes in and Hamlet decides not to kill him at the moment.

6. What is Ophelia's final fate?

Answer: she drowns

After the death of her father, she goes mad and although it is not clearly stated that she commits suicide, this sentiment is insinuated.

7. Who, technically, kills Gertrude?

Answer: Claudius

The goblet that Claudius puts poison in is intended for Hamlet, but Gertrude drinks from it.

8. What poison kills Hamlet's father?

Answer: Hebenon

Claudius pours this poison in his brother's ear as he is sleeping in his orchard. It is thought that the substance "hebenon" refers to henbane, a toxic plant of the nightshade family.

9. Who does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes?

Answer: Reynaldo

Reynaldo was the servant of Polonius' household.

10. Who, of the characters listed, is still alive at the end of the play?

Answer: None of these

Laertes kills Hamlet, Hamlet kills Laertes and Claudius, and Gertrude is poisoned due to Claudius.

Source: Author goldenmelody

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