Hamlet Act One. Quiz
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- Which characters open the Act?
- Horatio, Valtemand
- Barnardo, Hamlet
- Barnardo, Francisco
- Marcellus, Francisco
- "Thou art a ___, speak to it ___."
- 1. prince 2. Hamlet
- 1. soldier 2. Marcellus
- 1. king 2. Claudius
- 1. scholar 2. Horatio
- Horatio has a theory of the reason for the appearance of the Ghost. What is it?
- Possible invasion by young Fortinbras.
- That the old king is displeased with Gertrude's marriage to Claudius.
- That the old king is displeased with Hamlet's friendship with Horatio.
- Possible invasion by 'Old Norway'
- "It harrows me with ___ and ___."
- 1. fear 2. terror
- 1. joy 2. terror
- 1. fear 2. wonder
- 1. joy 2. wonder
- "And then it started like a ___ thing
upon a ___ summons."
- 1. damned 2. hellish
- 1. guilty 2. fearful
- 1. damned 2. fearful
- 1. guilty 2. hellish
- When the characters enter the stage, at the beginning of Scene Two, what position does Hamlet come in?
- First
- Last
- Between Laetes and Valtemand
- Between Claudius and Gertrude
- Why does Claudius thank his courtiers?
- For defeating young Fortinbras.
- For keeping Claudius' murder of the old king secret.
- For mourning his brother's death.
- For going along with his marriage to his sister-in-law.
- "With ___ in funeral and with ___ in marriage,
in equal scale weighing ___ and ___"
- 1. mirth 2. dirge 3. delight 4. dole
- 1. dirge 2. mirth 3. dole 4. delight
- 1. delight 2. dole 3 dirge 4. mirth
- 1. dole 2. mirth 3. delight 4. dirge
- Who are Cornelius and Valtemand?
- Sons of Polonius
- Friends of Hamlet
- Ambassadors
- Fortinbras's allies
- Claudius asks "What wouldst thou have, Laertes?"
What does Laertes want?
- To return to Wittenburg.
- To marry Ophelia.
- To return to France.
- To kill Hamlet.
- "The ___ is not more native to the ___,
the ___ more instrumental to the ___,
than is the throne of Denmark to thy father."
- 1. mouth 2. head 3. heart 4. hand
- 1. heart 2. head 3. hand 4. mouth
- 1. head 2. hand 3. heart 4. mouth
- 1. head 2. heart 3. hand 4. mouth
- Where does the Queen ask Hamlet not to go?
- Wittenberg
- Her Closet
- The Battlements
- France
- Where has Horatio come from?
- France
- Norway
- Wittenberg
- England
- What is the relationship between Laertes and Ophelia?
- Husband and Wife
- Cousins
- Mother and Son
- Brother and Sister
- "Do not as some ___ pastors do,
Show me the ___ and ___ way to heaven"
- 1. rude 2. thorny 3. steep
- 1. ungracious 2. steep 3. thorny
- 1. unhelpful 2. steep 3.thorny
- 1. ungracious 2. thorny 3. steep
- Why does Laertes doubt Hamlet's affections for Ophelia?
- Because Hamlet told Laertes that he was just playing with Ophelia.
- Because Hamlet is the Prince and must marry a suitable wife.
- Because Laertes is already married to Ophelia.
- Because Hamlet is already married to Gertrude.
- What does Polonius command Ophelia at the end of Scene Three?
- Not to speak to Hamlet again.
- Not to speak to Laertes again.
- To leave for France.
- To catch woodcocks.
- "Be thou a ___ of heaven or ___ damned"
- 1. angel 2. devil
- 1. saint 2. deamon
- 1. god 2. fire
- 1. spirit 2. goblin
- What do Hamlet's friends do when the Ghost beckons him away?
- Urge him to follow.
- Attack the Ghost.
- Urge him not to follow.
- Run away.
- "The time is out of ___. O cursed ___,
That ever I was ___ to set it right
- 1. frame 2. night 3. born
- 1. time 2. light 3. charged
- 1. whack 2. s---e 3. meant
- 1. joint 2. spite 3. born
- Who does Hamlet tell that he will put "an antic disposition on", and why?
- The Ghost, because he is scared.
- Marcellus, because he is a soldier and can protect Hamlet.
- Horatio, because he is trustworthy.
- Ophelia, because he loves her.
