Hamlet Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

11. The King has Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prepare to do what?

1. They prepare to take Hamlet to England.
2. They prepare to try and patch things up between Hamlet and Ophelia.
3. They prepare to help Hamlet write another play. However in this one, the King has written some lines that accuse Hamlet of the murder of his father.
4. They prepare to capture Hamlet and imprison him.

12. The Queen tells Laertes that Ophelia is dead. How did she die?

1. She has taken poison.
2. She has died of a broken heart.
3. She has fallen on her own knife.
4. She has drowned.

13. What arrangement does Hamlet make with Player 1?

1. He arranges to trade places with the player during the last act of the play.
2. He arranges to have the lights turned on and the play ruined in the middle of the performance.
3. He arranges to have several of his own lines put into the play.
4. He arranges to have the player pay extra attention to the Queen, to get the King jealous.

14. What did the ghost tell Hamlet?

1. The ghost told Hamlet that King Hamlet was murdered by Claudius, and it asked Hamlet to avenge the murder.
2. The ghost told Hamlet that he was not really the son of King Hamlet. The Queen had lied, and Hamlet was really the son of Claudius.
3. The ghost told Hamlet that Fortinbras is the rightful ruler, and asks Hamlet to help him gain the throne.
4. The ghost tells Hamlet that he should take his mother and flee to Sweden, where they will be safe.

15. What do the King and Polonius decide about Hamlets condition after eavesdropping on Hamlet and Ophelia?

1. They decide he is love-sick, and the only cure is to find him another love.
2. They decide he is not love-sick; rather; he has some other trouble deep in his soul.
3. They decide his fathers death has left him troubled.
4. They decide hes not sick at all; hes just being a spoiled brat throwing a tantrum.

16. What does Hamlet decide to do after he hears Horatios news?

1. Hamlet decides to go to confession and communion.
2. He decides to have the doctor examine his mother.
3. Hamlet decides to go on watch with the guards at midnight to verify Horatios news.
4. He decides to ready his army for battle.

17. What does Hamlet do to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

1. He pays a group of thugs to beat them and leave them for dead.
2. He offers them money and reminds them that the three of them used to be friends. He asks them to stay with him.
3. He arranged for them to be kidnapped and taken to Poland.
4. He replaced their letters (which called for Hamlets execution) with letters which called for their executions.

18. What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

1. He calls them sponges, saying they soak up the Kings words, commands and gifts.
2. He calls them leeches, saying they associate themselves with the King to appear superior to other commoners.
3. He calls them monsters, saying they are selfish and look for ways to destroy others.
4. He calls them monkeys, saying they follow the Kings orders without thinking.

19. What does the King say to Laertes to console him after Laertes and Hamlet are separated?

1. The King tells Laertes not to worry, that he (Laertes) will soon have the appropriate time and place to kill Hamlet.
2. He offers Laertes money and a piece of land as consolation.
3. He tells Laertes he will have the priest say a special prayer to make sure Ophelias soul goes to heaven.
4. He tells Laertes that he (the King) will exile Hamlet instead of killing him.

20. What does the King tell Hamlet?

1. He suggests that Hamlet think about going to England to go to the University at Cambridge.
2. He tells Hamlet to stop grieving for his fathers death, and to think of him as his father.
3. He tells Hamlet that he should go on a pilgrimage to honor his father.
4. He tells him that the Queen never really loved King Hamlet, and is only pretending to grieve for him. She secretly loved Claudius all along.