English Unit 1 Quiz 3

The exciting force in Hamlet occurs when Polonius forbids Ophelia to see Hamlet again.

a. True
b. False

The climax of Hamlet is generally considered to occur when Hamlet does not take the opportunity to kill the praying Claudius.

a. True
b. False

All Elizabethan sonneteers used the same rhyme schemes.

a. True
b. False

The English language has undergone major changes since Shakespeare's time.

a. True
b. False

The King James Version was completed by scholars selected by James I.

a. True
b. False

An Elizabethan sonneteer, other than Shakespeare, is

A(n)____ is a dramatic technique whereby a character gives a speech alone on stage.

The name of the theater with which Shakespeare is usually associated is the ____Theater.

Shakespeare's hometown is

considers appearances more important than quality of character

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

weak rather than evil

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

simple, innocent, obedient

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

achieved balance between emotion and reason

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

no-to-be trusted friends

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

a young Dane who jumps to conclusions and makes resolutions rashly

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

shrewd, practical, and materialistic

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

intelligent and idealistic

a. Laertes
b. Ophelia
c. Gertrude
d. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
e. Horatio
f. Polonius
g. Hamlet
h. Claudius

turning point

a. climax
b. rising action
c. falling action
d. catastrophe
e. exposition

builds suspense as the hero gains control over his opponent and encounters conflicts

a. climax
b. rising action
c. falling action
d. catastrophe
e. exposition

introduction and background information

a. climax
b. rising action
c. falling action
d. catastrophe
e. exposition

conclusion--hero's destruction

a. climax
b. rising action
c. falling action
d. catastrophe
e. exposition

follows climax and portrays stages in hero's downfall

a. climax
b. rising action
c. falling action
d. catastrophe
e. exposition

Hamlet's tragic flaw was his inability to get over his father's death and his mother's remarriage.

a. True
b. False

Arrange the events below from Act I of Hamlet in chronological order.

1. Claudius explains, to the court, his hasty marriage to Gertrude.
2. Laertes gives advice to Ophelia; Polonius gives advice to Laertes before his departure.
3. The Ghost appears to Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio.
4. The Ghost appears to Hamlet.
5. Claudius gives Laertes permission to return to Paris.

Arrange the events below from Act II of Hamlet in chronological order.

1. Claudius decides that Hamlet has gone mad because Ophelia has rejected him.
2. Hamlet decides to use the play, "The Murder of Gonzago," to determine Claudius's guilt.
3. Claudius asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to discover the cause of Hamlet's strange behavior.
4. Ophelia tells her father about Hamlet's strange behavior and appearance.
5. Polonius suggests that he and the King spy on Hamlet and Ophelia during an arranged meeting.

Arrange the events below from Act III of Hamlet in chronological order.

1. Hamlet sees Claudius at prayer and passes up his opportunity to kill him.
2. Claudius abruptly leaves the performance of the play when the players act out the poison scene.
3. While speaking to his mother in her room, Hamlet stabs Polonius who is hiding behind the arras.
4. Hamlet renounces his love for Ophelia and tells her to go to a nunnery.

Arrange the events below from Act IV of Hamlet in chronological order.

1. Learning of Polonius's death, Claudius sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to find Hamlet.
2. Claudius reveals in a soliloquy that he has arranged for Hamlet's death in England.
3. Returning from Paris, Laertes is distressed by his sister's madness and angry about his father's death.
4. Horatio receives a letter from Hamlet that says he is now back in Denmark.

Arrange the events below from Act V of Hamlet in chronological order.

1. Claudius dies.
2. Gertrude dies.
3. Hamlet dies.
4. Hamlet learns, at the grave site, that Ophelia is dead.
5. Hamlet learns that Claudius has arranged for a fencing match between him and Laertes.