Hamlet TEST 1
You may use your notes for this test. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST.
I. TRUE-FALSE - Mark each statement either true (A) or false (B) on the bubble sheet.
1.
Hamlet's romance with Ophelia is ended by his mother.
2.
Gertrude is astonished to see the ghost.
3.
Yorick had been court Jester.
4. Claudius never admits his guilt to the audience.
5.
Claudius killed the king by pouring poison in his ear.
6.
At the end of the play Horatio becomes king.
7.
Hamlet is afraid to trust Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
8.
Polonius believes that love for Ophelia caused Hamlet's madness.
9.
In the "To be or not to be" speech, Hamlet discusses suicide.
10. Like Hamlet, Ophelia only pretends to be mad.
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the word or phrase which best completes each statement.
11. Fortinbras is a prince of
(a) Norway
(b) Denmark
(c) Poland.
12. "Get thee to a nunnery" is addressed to
(a) Gertrude
(b) Hamlet
(c) Ophelia.
13. Hamlet resents Gertrude's marriage to
(a) her husband's brother
(b) a complete stranger
(c) a Norwegian.
14. Hamlet can best be described as
(a) Intelligent
(b) Bloodthirsty
(c)Impulsive.
15. Hamlet does not kill Claudius at prayer because
(a) the Queen is there
(b) he is well guarded
(c) he wants to damn the king's soul.
16. Hamlet hopes the play will
(a) win Ophelia back
(c) amuse Horatio.
(b) cause Claudius to reveal his guilt
17. Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in
(a) Norway
(b) England
(c) the graveyard.
18. Hamlet feels Gertrude is guilty of
(a) usurping the throne
(b) killing her brother
(c) an incestuous marriage.
19. Ophelia dies by
(a) hanging
(c) drowning.
(b) poison
20. Laertes plots the duel because of
(a) grief
(b) ambition
(c) jealousy.
21. Hamlet feels he can trust only
(a) Horatio
(b) Laertes
(c) Gertrude.
22. The first to see the ghost is
(a) Hamlet
(b) Horatio
(c) a sentry.
23. The court is located in
(a) Oslo
(b) Copenhagen
(c) Elsinore.
24. The duel is plotted by Laertes and
(a) Claudius
(b) Polonius
(c) Hamlet.
25. Hamlet kills Polonius
(a) in a duel
(c) with poison
(b) not knowing who it is
III. MATCHING - Match the character with the description.
26. Polonius
a. once married to King Hamlet
27. Claudius
b. returns Hamlet's gifts
28. Hamlet
c. has a tendency to murder with poison
29. Gertrude
d. feels that there is no difference, really, between a king and a beggar
30. Ophelia
e. part of "play-within-the-play"
31. Laertes
ab. adviser to the king
32. Horatio
ac. says "Good night, sweet prince"
33. Gonzago
ad. brother to Ophelia
IV. MATCHING - Match the item with the proper description.
34. Yorick
a. kills Gertrude
35. letters to England
b. skull in graveyard
36. poisoned wine
c. nickname for the "play"
37. mouse trap
d. part of Ophelia’s mad scene
38. rapier
e. delivered by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
39. Armor
ab. identifies the ghost
40. flowers
ac. kills Laertes
Hamlet TEST 2
You may use your notes for this test. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST.
I. TRUE-FALSE - Mark each statement either true (A) or false (B) on the bubble sheet.
1.
Hamlet's romance with Ophelia is ended by his mother.
2.
Gertrude is astonished to see the ghost.
3.
Yorick had been court Jester.
4.
In the "To be or not to be" speech, Hamlet discusses suicide.
5.
Like Hamlet, Ophelia only pretends to be mad.
6.
Claudius never admits his guilt to the audience.
7.
Claudius killed the king by pouring poison in his ear.
8.
At the end of the play Horatio becomes king.
9.
Hamlet is afraid to trust Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
10. Polonius believes that love for Ophelia caused Hamlet's madness.
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the word or phrase which best completes each statement.
11. Fortinbras is a prince of
(a) Denmark
(b) Norway
(c) Poland.
12. "Get thee to a nunnery" is addressed to
(a) Gertrude
(b) Hamlet
(c) Ophelia.
13. Hamlet resents Gertrude's marriage to
(a) her husband's brother
(b) a complete stranger
(c) a Norwegian.
14. Hamlet can best be described as
(a) Intelligent
(b) Bloodthirsty
(c)Impulsive.
15. Hamlet does not kill Claudius at prayer because
(a) the Queen is there
(b) he is well guarded
(c) he wants to damn the king's soul.
16. Hamlet hopes the play will
(a) amuse Horatio
(c) win Ophelia Back
(b) cause Claudius to reveal his guilt
17. Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in
(a) Norway
(b) England
(c) the graveyard.
18. Hamlet feels Gertrude is guilty of
(a) usurping the throne
(b) killing her brother
(c) an incestuous marriage.
19. Ophelia dies by
(a) drowning
(c) poison
(b) hanging
20. Laertes plots the duel because of
(a) grief
(b) ambition
(c) jealousy.
21. Hamlet feels he can trust only
(a) Horatio
(b) Laertes
(c) Gertrude.
22. The first to see the ghost is
(a) Hamlet
(b) Horatio
(c) a sentry.
23. The court is located in
(a) Elsinore
(b) Copenhagen
(c) Oslo
24. The duel is plotted by Laertes and
(a) Claudius
(b) Polonius
(c) Hamlet.
25. Hamlet kills Polonius
(a) in a duel
(c) with poison
(b) not knowing who it is
III. MATCHING - Match the character with the description.
26. Polonius
A. once married to King Hamlet
27. Claudius
B. Brother to Ophelia
28. Hamlet
C. has a tendency to murder with poison
29. Gertrude
D. feels that there is no difference, really, between a king and a beggar
30. Ophelia
E. part of "play-within-the-play"
31. Laertes
AB. adviser to the king
32. Horatio
AC. says "Good night, sweet prince"
33. Gonzago
AD. returns Hamlet's gifts
IV. MATCHING - Match the item with the proper description.
34. Yorick
A. kills Laertes
35. letters to England
B. delivered by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
36. poisoned wine
C. nickname for the "play"
37. mouse trap
D. part of Ophelia’s mad scene
38. rapier
E. skull in graveyard
39. Armor
AB. identifies the ghost
40.flowers
AC. kills Gertrude