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Quiz by Melissa White, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Melissa White
over 7 years ago
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Question 1
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In what year was Hamlet written?
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1601
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1604
Question 2
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Before the writing of Hamlet, Shakespeare's own father died.
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- True
- False
Question 3
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Who rose to the throne in 1603?
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King James 1st
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Queen Elizabeth
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Mary Queen of Scots
Question 4
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What does Hamlet do in order to catch Claudius out?
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Questions him directly.
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Eavesdrops on him.
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Stages a play.
Question 5
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What is the key event that occurs in Scene One?
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The Ghost of Old Hamlet appears.
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Horacio insults Hamlet.
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Marcellus is gravely ill.
Question 6
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What is the significance of Hamlet wearing mourning dress? And when?
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He is more upset that the others. (Act 1, Scene 2.)
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He dresses like this anyway, (Act 1, Scene 3.)
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Horacio thinks he should dress like this. (Act 1, Scene 2.
Question 7
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In Act 1, Scene 3, Laertes influences Ophelia to continue her relationship with Hamlet.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 8
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In Renaissance Literature, what are Kings often compared to?
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The Moon.
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Rivers/Lakes.
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The Sun.
Question 9
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What critics would focus on Ophelia's submissive attitude?
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Marxists.
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Feminists.
Question 10
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In which Act and Scene does Hamlet join Horacio and Marcellus on their watch?
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Act 1, Scene 4.
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Act 2, Scene 1.
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Act 1, Scene 5.
Question 11
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What does Polonius say is Hamlet's reason for his odd behaviour? (Act 2, Scene 1.)
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He is mad.
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He is in love with Ophelia.
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He is aggravated by Ophelia.
Question 12
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What does Hamlet mean when he states that 'Not where he eats, but here 'a is eaten.' (Who is the 'he'?)
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He is sleeping. (Laertes.)
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He is dead, in the ground. (Polonius.)
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He is eating dinner. (Horacio.)
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