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Test your knowledge of Act 5, Scene 2. Submit your answers to see your results and get feedback.
How did Hamlet get revenge on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on the ship?
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Challenged and humiliated them
Rewrote the papers they were carrying
Revealed their plans to the crew
Caused the ship to get attacked by pirates
Why does Horatio urge Hamlet to act quickly against Claudius?
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Because if what Hamlet says in true all of Denmark is in danger
Because now that Hamlet has returned Claudius surely has some plot of his own
Because news of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's fate will soon arrive
Because Horatio is worried that Claudius will escape
What is the basis of Hamlet's contempt towards Osric?
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Hamlet feels a natural disdain for anyone he considers less intelligent
Hamlet recognizes that Osric is mocking him even while acting politely
Hamlet knows that Osric must have aided Claudius in his plots
Hamlet despises all who earn status merely through loyalty to the king
What does Hamlet's determination to participate in the match, despite his own bad feeling, suggest about his attitude at this point in the play?
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He is unattached to and ready to risk his own life
He is eager to risk his life to prove his worth
He would rather die than actually take revenge
He believes he can outsmart his opponents and avoid harm
How does Laertes's response to Hamlet's apology before their duel contrast with the apology that Hamlet offer him?
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Laertes is honest while Hamlet is dishonest
Laertes is calm while Hamlet is angry
Laertes is engaged while Hamlet is distracted
Laertes is deceptive while Hamlet is genuine
How does Gertrude become a casualty of Claudius's scheme?
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She is accidentally stabbed during the fencing match
She is unwittingly poisoned when she picks up the dropped poisoned fencing sword
She unknowingly drinks the poisoned wine meant for Hamlet
She is killed by Laertes in his quest for revenge
How does Laertes describe himself after he gets stabbed with his own poisoned sword?
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As a bird caught in his own trap
As a soldier hoisted on his own petard
As a soldier betrayed by his own captain
As a brother who honored his sister too much
What does Laertes's guilt and remorse suggest about the contrast between action and inaction in the play?
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Action is always preferable to inaction
Inaction is always the better choice
Action is not necessarily preferable to inaction
Neither nor inaction can affect fate
What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do before he dies?
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Avenge his death
Protect his mother's reputation
Tell his story to the world
Rule Denmark in his stead
What does Hamlet suggest regarding Fortinbras with his dying breath?
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Fortinbras should be arrested for treason
Fortinbras should wear the Danish crown
Fortinbras should be exiled from Denmark
Fortinbras should avenge Hamlet's death
Which of the following does the conclusion of the play suggest about death?
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It comes for everyone regardless of action, inaction, or morality
It can be seen as a blessing by the righteous
It can be held off through willpower and righteousness
All of the above
Which of the following does Fortinbras's reaction to the scene in Elsinore at the end of the play suggest?
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Intimate human struggles can be more violent than war
Corruption can be cleansed away through violence
Righteous vengeance leads to honor and glory
All of the above
