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Hamlet
Literature Test: Senior 3
Historical Context. Write 3 facts about Shakespeare, the Globe
Theatre and/or Elizabethan times
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Characters: Complete the sentences with a name from the box.
Claudius Polonius Horatio Gertrude Ophelia the ghost Hamlet
Laertes
1. _______________ is the Prince of Denmark, the son of the dead king and
Queen Gertrude.
2. _____________________________ is the main character’s best friend who
came to visit.
3. _______________ is Hamlet’s father’s murderer and became the new king.
4. _______________ married his late husband’s brother.
5. _______________ was seen by Hamlet and thought to be a foul creature who
had come out of his grave.
6. _______________ Claudius’s adviser. He wants to know why Hamlet behaves
so strangely
7. _______________ drowns after becoming insane.
8. _______________ fights against the main character to revenge his father’s
death.
The Plot: Multiple choice. Circle the best answer to these questions.
1. Hamlet discovers …
a. his mother is dead. b. his father is the new king. c. his father is dead.
2. Hamlet’s uncle …
a. has married Hamlet’s mother and is now the new king . b. is very sad
and angry about the death of his brother. c. wants Hamlet to be king soon.
3. The ghost tells Hamlet …
a. to take revenge. b. not to be sad. c. to investigate the crime.
4. After talking to the ghost Hamlet …
a. tries to kill Claudius immediately. b. gets depressed . c. realises
he must protect his mother.
5. Hamlet decides to find out …
a. if his mother knows what happened to his father. b. if Claudius really
murdered his father. c. if Ophelia loves him.
6. When Ophelia tries to talk to Hamlet …
a. he gets angry and breaks up with her. b. he cries and tells her
everything. c. he ignores her.
7. Hamlet doesn’t kill Claudius when he is praying because …
a. he is not sure if Claudius is guilty. b. he thinks Polonius will
see him. c. he wants Claudius to go to hell.
8. Hamlet accidentally kills …
a. his mother. b. Ophelia’s brother, Laertes. c. Ophelia’s father,
Polonius.
9. King Claudius hopes that …
a. Hamlet will commit suicide. b. Laertes will kill Hamlet. c.
Hamlet is mad.
10. In the end …
a. Hamlet takes his revenge and becomes king. b. Hamlet is killed
before he can do anything. c. Hamlet takes revenge just
before he dies.
Answer the questions in full.
1) What did Hamlet do to check who the murderer was? What was the
murderer’s reaction? Why?
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2) Why did Ophelia kill herself? Explain
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3) Describe how the play ends. What type of play is it? Why?
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