1. Who is Claudius?
a. Hamlet's uncle
b. Gertrude's son
c. Polonius's son
d. A watch guard

2. Who is Polonius?
a. Ophelia's grandfather
b. Hamlet's brother
c. Laertes's father
d. Claudius's brother

3. Who is Gertrude?
a. Polonius's wife
b. Ophelia's mother
c. Hamlet's mother
d. Laertes's wife

4. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a. Hamlet's childhood friends
b. Claudius's personal body guards
c. Ophelia's brothers
d. Actors in a drama company

5. Who's ghost appeared to Hamlet?
a. The dead Norwegian King
b. Hamlet's father
c. Polonius
d. Claudius

6. How did Hamlet's father die?
a. He was bit by a snake
b. He was stabbed by his wife
c. He died in a battle between Norway and Denmark
d. He was poisoned

7. What illness did Hamlet begin to suffer from?
a. Madness
b. Insomnia
c. Plague
d. Schizophrenia

8. Who killed Hamlet's father?
a. Claudius
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Hamlet

9. Why did Polonius think Hamlet was acting strange?
a. He was grieving for his father
b. He was in love with Ophelia
c. He was angry at his mom
d. He wanted to be king

10. How does Hamlet die?
a. Poison
b. Broken heart
c. Plague
d. Drowned

11. Why didn't Hamlet kill Claudius while he was praying?
a. Hamlet didn't want Claudius to go straight to heaven
b. Claudius had his guards around him
c. Hamlet felt guilty
d. Hamlet didn't have a weapon to kill Claudius with

12. Why doesn't Hamlet kill his mother?
a. She hasn't done anything wrong
b. He wants God to judge her when she dies
c. He loves her too much
d. She will die of the plague

13. How does Ophelia die?
a. Stabbed
b. Drowned
c. Bit by a snake
d. Food poisoning

14. Why did Claudius send Hamlet to England?
a. To fix his madness
b. As an ambassador to prevent the king of England attacking Denmark
c. To work with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
d. To be executed

15. What happened in Gertrude's room?
a. Hamlet stabbed his mother
b. Hamlet stabbed Horatio
c. Hamlet stabbed Laertes
d. Hamlet stabbed Polonius

16. What happens to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a. Hamlet kills them
b. They are executed in England
c. They are banished from Denmark
d. They become actors

17. How does Claudius plan to kill Hamlet?
a. Stab him when they are alone
b. Beheaded for stealing
c. Poisoned during a fencing match
d. Have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern kill Hamlet

18. What happens during the fencing match?
a. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern interrupt the match
b. Gertrude drinks the poisoned wine
c. Ophelia drowns
d. Claudius stabs Hamlet

19. How does Claudius die?
a. He is bitten by a snake
b. Claudius accidentally drinks the poisoned wine
c. Laertes stabs him
d. Hamlet stabs him, and then forces him to drink the poisoned wine

20. Why did Hamlet want Claudius to watch the play?
a. Because Hamlet wrote the play
b. Because Horatio was in the play
c. Because Hamlet needed proof that Claudius killed his father
d. Because he wanted to entertain Claudius