Hamlet Test Review

Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes?

• Reynaldo

• Ophelia

• Marcellus

• Polonius

Where does the ghost appear during the play?

• Outside the castle and the great hall of Elsinore

• Outside the castle and Gertrude’s bedchamber

• Fortinbras’s tent and Hamlet’s bedchamber

• Gertrude’s bedchamber and the great hall of Elsinore

How did Claudius murder King Hamlet?

• By stabbing him through an arras

• By ordering him to be hanged

• By poisoning his wine glass

• By pouring poison into his ear

Whose skull does Hamlet discover in the churchyard?

• His former court jester's

• Ophelia's

• His father's

• Reynaldo's

Which of the following characters canNOT see the ghost?

• Marcellus

• Hamlet

• Gertrude

• Horatio

Who is sent to give a letter to the King of England, in reference to Hamlet?

• Laertes

• Fortinbras

• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

• An unnamed Captain of a ship

What do Laertes and Hamlet do during Ophelia's funeral?

• Forgive one another

• Fight inside the grave

• Discuss how Ophelia died

• Argue about who should be king

Which of the following characters survive the play?

• Fortinbras, Horatio, and Osric

• Horatio, Gertrude, and Rosencrantz

• Prince Hamlet, Polonius, and Gertrude

• Ophelia, Laertes, and King Hamlet

How does Ophelia die?

• Claudius stabs her.

• Hamlet strangles her.

• She slits her wrists.

• She drowns in the river.

According to Polonius, why has Hamlet gone mad?

• He grieves too much for his father.

• He is in love with Ophelia.

• He despises Claudius for marrying Gertrude.

• He is jealous of Laertes and longs to return to Wittenberg.