Hamlet quiz

Hamlet is based on stories from which country?
A
Iceland
B
Norway
C
Ireland
D
Denmark
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This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes.

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Items in this lesson

Hamlet is based on stories from which country?
A
Iceland
B
Norway
C
Ireland
D
Denmark

Slide 1 - Quiz

Who is Laertes?
A
Hamlet's brother
B
Hamlet's father
C
Ophelia's brother
D
Ophelia's father

Slide 2 - Quiz

How was Hamlet's father killed?
A
He got stabbed with his own sword.
B
There was poison in his wine during dinner.
C
He was strangled with a curtain.
D
Someone poured poison down his ear.

Slide 3 - Quiz

Why is there a 'play within the play'? What is the function of this?
A
Hamlet wants to find out if Claudius is guilty.
B
Hamlet wants to show his mother the truth.
C
Hamlet wants to know if Ophelia really loves him.
D
Hamlet wants to find out if G. had an affair.

Slide 4 - Quiz

Why does Hamlet kill Polonius?
A
Because he wants to marry Ophelia.
B
He kills him by mistake; he thinks it's Claudius.
C
Because Polonius is in love with his mother.
D
P. accused Hamlet of having killed his father.

Slide 5 - Quiz

Why does Hamlet go to England?
A
Claudius sends him there to have him killed.
B
To ask the king of England to help him.
C
To go on holiday with his friends.
D
H. needs time to think about everything.

Slide 6 - Quiz

What has happened when Hamlet returns to England?
A
Laertes is angry with Hamlet.
B
Gertrude has died.
C
Claudius has fled to Germany.
D
Ophelia has died.

Slide 7 - Quiz

What happens in the famous "gravedigger's scene"?
A
Ophelia's skull is being dug up.
B
Hamlet doesn't know at first that O. is dead.
C
Hamlet and Laertes fight.
D
Hamlet commits suicide.

Slide 8 - Quiz

What happens after the famous "gravedigger's scene"?
A
Gertrude says that she is not Hamlet's mother.
B
The final duel between Hamlet and Claudius.
C
The final duel between Hamlet and Laertes.
D
It appears that Ophelia is not dead after all.

Slide 9 - Quiz

Who is the first person to die in the last scene?
A
Gertrude
B
Laertes
C
Claudius
D
Hamlet

Slide 10 - Quiz