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Hamlet Act V

Quiz by Patti Owens

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5 questions
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  • Q1
    Which of the characters survive The Tragedy of Hamlet?
    Claudius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
    Ophelia, Laertes, and King Hamlet
    Prince Hamlet, Polonius, and Gertrude
    Fortinbras, Horatio, and Orsic
    30s
  • Q2
    In Hamlet which of Claudius’ and Laertes’ traps for Hamlet succeeds in killing him?
    the sharpened sword
    the poisoned cup
    the poisoned dagger
    the poisoned sword
    30s
  • Q3
    Whose skull does Hamlet discover in the churchyard?
    Ophelia's
    His father's
    Yorick's
    Osric's
    30s
  • Q4
    What happens at the very beginning of Act V?
    The gravediggers engage in a humorous discussion of the propriety of burying a suicide in consecrated ground
    Gertrude scatters flowers in Ophelia's grave, saying "sweets to the sweet, farewell.
    Laertes and Hamlet struggle and fight in Ophelia's grave
    Hamlet picks up and contemplates the skull of Yorick, the king's jester
    30s
  • Q5
    How does Gertrude meet her death?
    She kills herself after Hamlet's death.
    She drinks from the poisoned cup of wine meant for Hamlet
    She is killed by Claudius, who suspects her of aiding Hamlet in bringing about his downfall
    She tries to stop the fight between Laertes and Hamlet, and she is killed with Hamlet's sword
    30s

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