Braingle: '"The Tragedy of Hamlet"--William Shakespeare' Trivia Quiz

#1 At the beginning of the play, how does Francisco say his guard watch has been?

#2 Bernardo is explaining how he last saw the Ghost when Marcellus interrupts because he sees it. Who questions it first?

#3 Who are the courtiers sent to Norway to tell Old Fortinbras about his nephew's pestering of Norway?

#4 In what ways are Fortinbras and Hamlet similar?

#5 What is/are Claudius's main reason(s) for killing his brother, the Old King Hamlet?

"O that jealousy, for which revenge is sweetest!"
"...the incestuous pleasure of his bed; At gaming, swearing..."
"The riches of my gilded coffers"
"My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen."
"The power I rule still rules me yet."

#6 Who says the following line: "My words fly up, my thoughts remain below; Words without thoughts never to heaven go" ?

#7 "Or are you like the painting of a sorrow, A face without a heart?" Who says this to whom?

#8 Who is the first to mention "springes to catch woodcocks"?

#9 Shakespeare is famous for his puns. Complete this pun, said by Hamlet to King Claudius in the beginning of the play. This is the first time Hamlet speaks; it is an aside to the audience. "A little more than _, and less than _!"

#10 What is Ophelia's relationship to the main characters?

Hamlet's lover, Laertes's sister, Polonius's daughter
Hamlet's half-sister, Laertes's sister
Polonius's niece
Queen Gertrude's maid
Horatio's girlfriend, Laertes's sister

#11 At whom is Hamlet most angry?

#12 Where did Horatio and Hamlet attend college?

#13 What does Ophelia's song about Saint Valentine's day suggest?

She was jealous of Gertrude.
She knew who killed Old King Hamlet.
She and Hamlet had made love.
She knew she would die soon.
Nothing--it was just insane rambling.

"The Tragedy of Hamlet"--William Shakespeare

#1 At the beginning of the play, how does Francisco say his guard watch has been?

#2 Bernardo is explaining how he last saw the Ghost when Marcellus interrupts because he sees it. Who questions it first?

#3 Who are the courtiers sent to Norway to tell Old Fortinbras about his nephew's pestering of Norway?

#4 In what ways are Fortinbras and Hamlet similar?

#5 What is/are Claudius's main reason(s) for killing his brother, the Old King Hamlet?

#6 Who says the following line: "My words fly up, my thoughts remain below; Words without thoughts never to heaven go" ?

#7 "Or are you like the painting of a sorrow, A face without a heart?" Who says this to whom?

#8 Who is the first to mention "springes to catch woodcocks"?

#9 Shakespeare is famous for his puns. Complete this pun, said by Hamlet to King Claudius in the beginning of the play. This is the first time Hamlet speaks; it is an aside to the audience. "A little more than _, and less than _!"

#10 What is Ophelia's relationship to the main characters?

#11 At whom is Hamlet most angry?

#12 Where did Horatio and Hamlet attend college?

#13 What does Ophelia's song about Saint Valentine's day suggest?

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"The Tragedy of Hamlet"--William Shakespeare

#1 At the beginning of the play, how does Francisco say his guard watch has been?

#2 Bernardo is explaining how he last saw the Ghost when Marcellus interrupts because he sees it. Who questions it first?

#3 Who are the courtiers sent to Norway to tell Old Fortinbras about his nephew's pestering of Norway?

#4 In what ways are Fortinbras and Hamlet similar?

#5 What is/are Claudius's main reason(s) for killing his brother, the Old King Hamlet?

#6 Who says the following line: "My words fly up, my thoughts remain below; Words without thoughts never to heaven go" ?

#7 "Or are you like the painting of a sorrow, A face without a heart?" Who says this to whom?

#8 Who is the first to mention "springes to catch woodcocks"?

#9 Shakespeare is famous for his puns. Complete this pun, said by Hamlet to King Claudius in the beginning of the play. This is the first time Hamlet speaks; it is an aside to the audience. "A little more than _____, and less than _____!"

#10 What is Ophelia's relationship to the main characters?

#11 At whom is Hamlet most angry?

#12 Where did Horatio and Hamlet attend college?

#13 What does Ophelia's song about Saint Valentine's day suggest?

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#9 Shakespeare is famous for his puns. Complete this pun, said by Hamlet to King Claudius in the beginning of the play. This is the first time Hamlet speaks; it is an aside to the audience. "A little more than _, and less than _!"