Shakespeare and Hamlet UPDATED Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Elsinore - CORRECT ANSWER -royal castle of Denmark - home to Hamlet
Stratford-on-Avon - CORRECT ANSWER -Shakespeare's birthplace
Horatio - CORRECT ANSWER -Hamlet's best friend
King Claudius - CORRECT ANSWER -Hamlet's uncle
Queen Gertrude - CORRECT ANSWER -Hamlet's mother
Laertes - CORRECT ANSWER -Son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia
Osric - CORRECT ANSWER -The foolish courtier who summons Hamlet to his duel with Laertes.
Hamlet kills Polonius because... - CORRECT ANSWER -He thought it was the king behind the
tapestry
Anne Hathaway - CORRECT ANSWER -Shakespeare's wife
Hamnet - CORRECT ANSWER -the name of Shakespeare's only son
Globe Theater - CORRECT ANSWER -Shakespeare's theater in London
Hero of a tragedy/revenge play - encouraged by a ghost to... - CORRECT ANSWER -avenge an
evil deed
, Hero of a tragedy/revenge play will pretend to be... - CORRECT ANSWER -insane
Hero of a tragedy/revenge play will die... - CORRECT ANSWER -a violent death
Denmark - CORRECT ANSWER -The country where Hamlet takes place
Why is Horatio among the guards in the opening scene? - CORRECT ANSWER -To confirm their
claims of seeing a ghost
Finish the quote: Something is rotten... - CORRECT ANSWER -in the state of Denmark
Why is young Fortinbras assembling an army? - CORRECT ANSWER -To get the lands back his
father lost to old King Hamlet
How long between old King Hamlet's death and Claudius and Gertrude's wedding? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Two months, maybe less
To whom does Claudius send messengers in Act 1? - CORRECT ANSWER -To the old king of
Norway to stop Fortinbras's attack
How is Hamlet dressed in Act 1? - CORRECT ANSWER -In mourning clothes - "inky cloak"
How does King Claudius characterize Hamlet's actions after his father's death? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Impious, unmanly grief
What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia? - CORRECT ANSWER -Stay away from Hamlet to protect her
virtue
How does Ophelia respond to Laertes' advice? - CORRECT ANSWER -She tells him to practice
what he preaches
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Elsinore - CORRECT ANSWER -royal castle of Denmark - home to Hamlet
Stratford-on-Avon - CORRECT ANSWER -Shakespeare's birthplace
Horatio - CORRECT ANSWER -Hamlet's best friend
King Claudius - CORRECT ANSWER -Hamlet's uncle
Queen Gertrude - CORRECT ANSWER -Hamlet's mother
Laertes - CORRECT ANSWER -Son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia
Osric - CORRECT ANSWER -The foolish courtier who summons Hamlet to his duel with Laertes.
Hamlet kills Polonius because... - CORRECT ANSWER -He thought it was the king behind the
tapestry
Anne Hathaway - CORRECT ANSWER -Shakespeare's wife
Hamnet - CORRECT ANSWER -the name of Shakespeare's only son
Globe Theater - CORRECT ANSWER -Shakespeare's theater in London
Hero of a tragedy/revenge play - encouraged by a ghost to... - CORRECT ANSWER -avenge an
evil deed
, Hero of a tragedy/revenge play will pretend to be... - CORRECT ANSWER -insane
Hero of a tragedy/revenge play will die... - CORRECT ANSWER -a violent death
Denmark - CORRECT ANSWER -The country where Hamlet takes place
Why is Horatio among the guards in the opening scene? - CORRECT ANSWER -To confirm their
claims of seeing a ghost
Finish the quote: Something is rotten... - CORRECT ANSWER -in the state of Denmark
Why is young Fortinbras assembling an army? - CORRECT ANSWER -To get the lands back his
father lost to old King Hamlet
How long between old King Hamlet's death and Claudius and Gertrude's wedding? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Two months, maybe less
To whom does Claudius send messengers in Act 1? - CORRECT ANSWER -To the old king of
Norway to stop Fortinbras's attack
How is Hamlet dressed in Act 1? - CORRECT ANSWER -In mourning clothes - "inky cloak"
How does King Claudius characterize Hamlet's actions after his father's death? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Impious, unmanly grief
What is Laertes' advice to Ophelia? - CORRECT ANSWER -Stay away from Hamlet to protect her
virtue
How does Ophelia respond to Laertes' advice? - CORRECT ANSWER -She tells him to practice
what he preaches
