#1
Who wrote the play 'Hamlet'?
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
John Webster
Thomas Middleton
#2
Which character in Hamlet famously utters the line 'To be, or not to be, that is the question'?
King Claudius
Polonius
Ophelia
Hamlet
#3
Who is Ophelia's father in Hamlet?
King Claudius
Polonius
Laertes
Hamlet
#4
Who is the mother of Hamlet?
Gertrude
Ophelia
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
#5
What event triggers Hamlet's quest for revenge?
The marriage of Gertrude and Claudius
The death of Ophelia
The murder of his father
The coronation of Claudius
#6
In which country is the majority of Hamlet set?
Italy
France
Denmark
England
#7
Which character is responsible for the famous line, 'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark'?
Horatio
Laertes
Polonius
Marcellus
#8
What does the ghost of Hamlet's father reveal to him?
That he was murdered by King Claudius
That he died of natural causes
That he committed suicide
That he was killed in battle
#9
In what year was 'Hamlet' first performed?
#10
Which of these characters survives at the end of 'Hamlet'?
Hamlet
Ophelia
Laertes
Polonius
#11
Who is the author of the play 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead', which is a reinterpretation of 'Hamlet'?
Tom Stoppard
Harold Pinter
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams