Quiz  /  Shakespeare's Hamlet Practice Literature MCQ Questions Quiz with Answers

  • 1. 
    In what country does Hamlet primarily take place?

  • France
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Germany

  • 2. 
    Who do the guards first tell about the ghost that has appeared before them?

  • Hamlet
  • Horatio
  • Claudius
  • Gertrude

  • 3. 
    Who is the Prince of Norway?

  • Fortinbras
  • Hamlet
  • Horatio
  • Claudius

  • 4. 
    Who is Hamlet in love with?

  • Gertrude
  • Juliet
  • Horatio
  • Ophelia

  • 5. 
    How is Claudius related to Hamlet?

  • cousin
  • uncle
  • brother
  • father

  • 6. 
    How did Claudius kill Hamlet's father, the king?

  • stabbed him with daggers
  • poured poison in his ear
  • in a sword duel
  • had him murdered by thugs

  • 7. 
    Who returns as a ghost and tells Hamlet to kill Claudius?

  • Hamlet's Father
  • Horatio
  • Gertrude
  • Polonius

  • 8. 
    Who is Polonius?

  • The new prince under Claudius' rule
  • The Lord Chamberlain
  • Friend to Hamlet
  • A soldier

  • 9. 
    Who are the two clowns?

  • officers
  • witches
  • grave diggers
  • murderers

  • 10. 
    What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

  • Take Hamlet to England
  • Murder Hamlet with their own hands
  • Kill Hamlet's Father
  • Spy on Gertrude

  • 11. 
    What country does Fortinbras decide to invade instead of Denmark?

  • Sweden
  • Norway
  • England

  • 12. 
    What does Polonius initially think caused Hamlet's madness?

  • Poison
  • Horatio's betrayal
  • His love for Ophelia
  • His father's death

  • 13. 
    Why does Hamlet decide to stage the murder of his father?

  • Because he thinks it makes a good story
  • To see Claudius' reaction
  • To see Gertrude's reaction
  • To relive the tragedy

  • 14. 
    Who listens behind a curtain to Hamlet and Ophelia's meeting?

  • Horatio
  • Gertrude
  • Just Polonius
  • the King and Polonius

  • 15. 
    "Who says ""To be or not to be..""?"

  • Claudius
  • Polonius
  • Hamlet
  • Horatio

  • 16. 
    What does Claudius do when the actor pours the poison into the king's ear during the play?

  • He killed Polonius
  • He got up and left in anger
  • He didn't move
  • He cursed Hamlet

  • 17. 
    Why does Hamlet not kill the king while the king is praying?

  • Because he fears the king would go to heaven
  • Because he has second thoughts about killing
  • Because he thinks Ophelia will disapprove
  • Because he does not have his poison with him

  • 18. 
    Who overhears the meeting between Hamlet and Gertrude?

  • Just Horatio
  • Horatio and Ophelia
  • Just Polonius
  • the King and Polonius

  • 19. 
    Who does Hamlet kill when he finds him spying?

  • Laertes
  • Polonius
  • Gertrude
  • Claudius

  • 20. 
    Who vows to avenge Polonius' death?

  • Hamlet
  • Ophelia
  • Claudius
  • Laertes

  • 21. 
    How does Hamlet get rid of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

  • He poisons them
  • He has Horatio help him kill them
  • He has them executed in England
  • He has pirates kill them

  • 22. 
    Who suggests that Laertes provoke Hamlet into a duel?

  • Ophelia
  • Gertrude
  • Horatio
  • Claudius

  • 23. 
    How did Ophelia die?

  • Drowned
  • Illness
  • Poison
  • Old age

  • 24. 
    Why was Hamlet saddened to find Yorick's skull when talking to the grave diggers?

  • Because Yorick taught him to swordfight as a child
  • Because Yorick was his best friend
  • Because Yorick was the fool who amused him as a child
  • Because Yorick was his true father

  • 25. 
    Why does Hamlet not make it to England?

  • He goes to France instead
  • His ship is attacked by pirates
  • He never left in the first place
  • He turns around after talking to Horatio

  • 26. 
    How do Laertes and Claudius plan to fix the duel between Claudius and Hamlet?

  • They will poison Hamlet's drink and Laertes' sword
  • They will give Hamlet a faulty sword
  • They will blind Hamlet prior to the fight
  • They will have a guard hold Hamlet down

  • 27. 
    Who drinks from the poison goblet that Claudius gives to Hamlet?

  • Laertes
  • Hamlet
  • Gertrude
  • Horatio

  • 28. 
    Who was Reynaldo?

  • A servant to Polonius
  • A soldier
  • One of the grave diggers
  • Hamlets childhood friend

  • 29. 
    Who does not die in the final scene?

  • Claudius
  • Laertes
  • Horatio
  • Hamlet

  • 30. 
    Who ends up ruler of Denmark at the end of the play?

  • Claudius
  • Fortinbras
  • Horatio
  • Laertes
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