Hamlet in Literature : Practice MCQ Questions & Answers with Explanations

He and Ophelia are standing on the top of the castle tower, talking. Ophelia becomes enraged and pushes him over the edge.

Polonius is hiding in the Queens room while she and Hamlet are talking. He makes a noise. Hamlet runs through the tapestry, thinking it may be Claudius, and kills Polonius.

The King decides to get rid of any potential enemies. He sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to murder Polonius. They make it look like a suicide.

He realizes Hamlet has been right all along. He kills himself in his grief and remorse.

He questions whether love, either romantic or family love, is worth all of the pain it causes.

He is pondering whether a miserable life is better than the unknown of the death.

He questions whether peace of mind is a good substitute for material wealth.

He questions the traditions about succession to the throne in Denmark. He feels that either he or his mother should be the rightful successor to his dead father.

Hamlet asks Horatio to promise to protect his mother, and to defend the country against Fortinbras.

Hamlet asks Horatio to promise to attend Mass for him everyday for a year if he dies, and to marry Ophelia.

Hamlet asks Horatio not to reveal the events of the evening, and to go along with him (Hamlet) if he pretends to be crazy.

Hamlet asks Horatio to defend him in battle, and to kill Claudius if he (Hamlet) does not do it first.

His mother has been ignoring him, and his fiancée has cancelled the wedding plans.

His father has died, and his uncle has declared war on Fortinbras.

He wants to travel for about a year, but he is afraid to leave his mother because she has been acting strangely since the Kings death.

His father has died, and his uncle has married his mother less than two months after his fathers death.

He is kind and loving.

He is patronizing and sarcastic.

He is rude and aggressive.

He is meek and fearful.

She will marry Fortinbras.

She will go into a convent for a year of prayer.

She will stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections.

She will befriend the Queen to spy on her.

He thinks himself a coward for not getting right to the revenge.

He knows he is about to commit a mortal sin, and he begs Gods forgiveness.

He believes that love conquers all, and he resolves to be even more loving toward those he dislikes.

He is angry at his father. He says that if King Hamlet had been stronger, he never would have let Claudius kill him.