Hamlet Study Guide

1. Hamlet is set in

• Sweden
• England
• Denmark
• Scotland

2. Hamlet is a

• prince
• king
• fool
• princess

3. Hamlet's stepfather is also his

• nephew
• brother
• uncle
• grandfather

4. Claudius poisoned

• Hamlet
• Ophelia
• Gertrude
• Old Hamlet

5. The ghost is first spotted

• in the graveyard
• on the deck of the ship
• in Gertrude's chambers
• outside the castle

6. The ghost claims he is

• the King of Norway
• Old Fortinbras
• Claudius
• Old Hamlet

7. In his first appearance onstage, Hamlet is wearing

• mourning clothes
• a jester's costume
• royal robes
• the crown

8. Hamlet claims to be afflicted by

• gout
• melancholy
• schizophrenia
• dyslexia

9. Hamlet's famous speeches are called

• dialogues
• unilogues
• dramatic irony
• soliloquys

10. What noise drives the ghost offstage?

• a string quartet
• Hamlet crying
• a cock's crow
• his wife sleeping with Claudius