Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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When Hamlet says, “Frailty, thy name is woman.” Who is he talking
about?
a. | His girlfriend | c. | His sister | b. | Himself | d. | His mother |
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What is the advice Laertes gives his sister?
a. | Keep your secrets and don’t share them | c. | Don’t wear expensive
clothing | b. | Neither a borrower nor a lender be | d. | Beware of falling in love with
Hamlet |
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What does the ghost in its first appearance say to the men?
a. | I was murdered | c. | Bring me my son | b. | Nothing | d. | My death was an
accident |
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What is it that Laertes is petitioning the new king about?
a. | He wants to return to France | c. | He wants to return to school in
Germany | b. | He wants to join the army | d. | He wants to marry Ophelia |
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What is the name of the Prince of Denmark?
a. | Polonius | c. | Hamlet | b. | Tiberius | d. | Claudius |
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The ghost that was seen first in this act was described as resembling
whom?
a. | Hamlet’s mother | c. | Hamlet’s father | b. | Polonius | d. | Hamlet |
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What are the three things that the ghost tells Hamlet?
a. | I was murdered, Get Revenge, Leave your mother alone | c. | I was murdered, I want revenge,
Kill your Mother | b. | I was nurdered, Your mother did it, Don’t harm your mother | d. | I was murdered. Get Revenge, Marry
Ophelia |
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Hamlet is depressed when we first meet him. Why is he depressed?
a. | His father has died | c. | His girlfriend has dumped him | b. | His uncle has
died | d. | His mother has
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What is Polonius’ relationship to the new king?
a. | He is the king’s guard | c. | He is the king’s wine
taster | b. | He is the counselor to the king | d. | He is the king’s
brother |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The name of the castle central to this play is
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11.
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What is the name of the new king of Denmark?
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12.
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What is the name of the college which Hamlet
attends?
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13.
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What is the name of Hamlet’s best friend?
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14.
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What is the name of Hamlet’s girlfriend?
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