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Hamlet Trivia Quiz

This is about one of my favorite Shakespearian plays, 'Hamlet' Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by PearlQ19. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
PearlQ19

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,824

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5885

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (4/10), Quizaddict1 (6/10), Guest 31 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What are the first words Hamlet speaks in the play? Hint

"A little more than kin and less than kind"

"To be or not to be"

"The rest is silence"

"Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt"

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are Hamlet's last words? Hint

"Now cracks a noble heart"

"The rest is silence"

"The readiness is all"

"The drink was poisoned"

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the name of the Norwegian prince? Hint

Fortinbras

Horatio

Laertes

Rosencrantz

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is Ophelia? Hint

Hamlet's cousin

Hamlet's mother

Hamlet's lover

Hamlet's sister

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Question 5 of 10

5. And who is Ophelia's father? Hint

never mentioned

Claudius

Polonius

the old Hamlet

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following quotes is not from 'Hamlet'? Hint

"More matter with less art"

"Words without thoughts never to heaven go"

"Thy love hath made him mad"

"False faces hide what the false heart doth know"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who speaks the last lines of the play? Hint

Fortinbras

Hamlet

Horatio

Ophelia

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Question 8 of 10

8. And what is the last line of the play? Hint

"Now cracks a noble heart"

"The rest is silence"

"Go, bid the soldiers shoot"

"The drink was poisoned"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who of these characters does not appear in 'Hamlet'? Hint

Marcellus

Guildenstern

The Ghost

Desdemona

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Question 10 of 10

10. With which phrase does Bernardo 'unfold himself' to Francisco in the first scene of the play? Hint

"Long live the king!"

"Denmark's a prison!"

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!"

"Hail our majesties!"

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Apr 12 2024 : Guest 99: 4/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are the first words Hamlet speaks in the play?

Answer: "A little more than kin and less than kind"

Hamlet shows his disapproval of Claudius' marriage with his mother and expresses that he doesn't feel like a 'cousin' of Claudius at all.

2. What are Hamlet's last words?

Answer: "The rest is silence"

Hamlet's last words belong to the most famous Shakespeare quotes.

3. What's the name of the Norwegian prince?

Answer: Fortinbras

Young Fortinbras is the Prince of Norway.In contrast to Hamlet, he is the one who first acts, then thinks.

4. Who is Ophelia?

Answer: Hamlet's lover

Ophelia and Hamlet are in love, but Ophelia's father doesn't want his daughter to date the prince any longer.

5. And who is Ophelia's father?

Answer: Polonius

Ophelia and Laertes are Polonius' children. All of them die - Hamlet kills Polonius by mistake, Ophelia, who has gone mad, drowns, and Laertes dies in the duel with Hamlet.

6. Which of the following quotes is not from 'Hamlet'?

Answer: "False faces hide what the false heart doth know"

These lines are from 'Macbeth', spoken by Macbeth when he decides to kill the king and pretend to be grieving over his death.

7. Who speaks the last lines of the play?

Answer: Fortinbras

Fortinbras arrives in the end and finds almost everyone dead. He wants to know what happened, and he can't feel happy when he learns that he will be King of Denmark.

8. And what is the last line of the play?

Answer: "Go, bid the soldiers shoot"

Fortinbras orders his soldiers to shoot as a last honor for Hamlet.
A word about modern interpretations: Some modern director had Fortinbras order Horatio's execution instead! Isn't that weird?

9. Who of these characters does not appear in 'Hamlet'?

Answer: Desdemona

Desdemona is Othello's wife in Shakespeare's 'Othello'.

10. With which phrase does Bernardo 'unfold himself' to Francisco in the first scene of the play?

Answer: "Long live the king!"

The line 'Hail our majesties' doesn't appear in the play. 'Something is rotten...' is said by Marcellus, and 'Denmark's a prison' is how Hamlet feels.

Source: Author PearlQ19

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