Lesson 1.1.2
1.1.2 Hamlet Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson 1.1.2, Hamlet: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel English Literature (9ET0), Unit 1: Component 1: Drama, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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In which Danish castle is Shakespeare's play Hamlet primarily set?
- Dunsinane
- Heidelberg
- Elsinore
- Kronborg
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Who does the ghostly apparition on the castle battlements claim to be?
- King Claudius
- King Hamlet
- Lord Polonius
- Prince Fortinbras
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How does Claudius murder King Hamlet while he slumbers in his orchard?
- Drowning in wine
- Strangling with rope
- Poison in ear
- Stabbing with dagger
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Whom does Claudius marry shortly after the murder of King Hamlet?
- Gertrude
- Rosaline
- Ophelia
- Cordelia
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What title does Hamlet give to the play staged to test Claudius's guilt?
- The Mousetrap
- The Murder
- The Trap
- Gonzago's Revenge
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Whom does Hamlet mistakenly kill while hiding behind the tapestry in Gertrude's room?
- Laertes
- Claudius
- Polonius
- Osric
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How does Ophelia die following her tragic descent into madness?
- Stabbing
- Starvation
- Poisoning
- Drowning
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What issue does Hamlet weigh in his 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy?
- Love versus duty
- Truth versus deceit
- War versus peace
- Life versus death
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Whose skull does Hamlet hold and reflect upon in the graveyard scene?
- Alexander
- Polonius
- Caesar
- Yorick
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What secret instruction does Claudius send with Hamlet to England?
- A royal wedding
- Hamlet's execution
- Hamlet's coronation
- Military exile
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Which pair of courtiers does Claudius send to spy on Prince Hamlet?
- Reynaldo and Osric
- Marcellus and Bernardo
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- Voltemand and Cornelius
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Which Norwegian prince is a foil to Hamlet, since he acts decisively to avenge honour?
- Fortinbras
- Laertes
- Rosencrantz
- Osric
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Which theatrical technique does Hamlet use to test Claudius's conscience?
- Dramatic irony
- Pathetic fallacy
- Flawed narrator
- Play within play
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What feeling dominates Hamlet's 'O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I' soliloquy?
- Regal pride
- Religious joy
- Self-reproach
- Romantic longing
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What causes Gertrude's death in the final scene of Hamlet?
- Drowning
- A poisoned sword
- Stabbing
- Poisoned wine
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Who claims the throne of Denmark at the end of Hamlet?
- Fortinbras
- Horatio
- Osric
- Laertes
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What central issue causes Hamlet to delay seeking revenge against Claudius?
- Fear of exile
- Lack of ambition
- Fear of death
- Uncertainty and hesitation
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What term does Hamlet use for the madness he feigns to mislead Claudius?
- Antic disposition
- Feigned hysteria
- Heroic madness
- Noble fury
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Which character is Hamlet's loyal friend who survives to tell his story?
- Osric
- Horatio
- Laertes
- Marcellus
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Which event at the end of Hamlet symbolises the restoration of political stability?
- Arrival of Fortinbras
- Return of Horatio
- Death of Ophelia
- Flight of Laertes
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