Act 1
Where does the play take place?
Denmark
Whom does Polonius send to France to spy on Laertes?
Reynaldo
What did Ophelia compare Hamlet's loss of sanity to?
Sweet bells jangled out of tune and harsh
To what does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz and Guildentern?
Sponges
What are the Clowns debating in the opening scene?
Whether Ophelia deserved a Christian burial
True
Who wanted permission to pass through Denmark on his way to Poland?
Fortinbras
Hamlet referred to what comes after death as ________________________.
The undiscovered country
Who's "at supper"?
Polonius
Whose skull does Hamlet famously speak to?
Yorick's
Laertes tells Ophelia that Hamlet is subject to his __________.
Birth
In his "what a piece of work is a man" speech, Hamlet compares the earth to a ________________.
sterile promontory
In the play performed before King Claudius, the Player King is poisoned by ___________ (name the actual character).
Lucianus
To whom does Ophelia give flowers that represent thoughts and remembrance?
Laertes
Fate
Who said, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"?
Marcellus
The speech recited by the First Player was related to the slaughter of the Greeks by the Spartans.
False
Name the "effects" for which Claudius killed Old King Hamlet.
his crown, his queen, and his ambition
Who brought Horatio the letter from Hamlet?
A sailor
Horatio declares he is more an ___________Roman than a Dane.
antique
The ghost informs Hamlet that Claudius seduced Gertrude with his "wicked ____ and traitorous _______."
wit, gifts
Who is Jepthah?
A biblical character who willingly sacrificed his daughter through a rash vow he made to God
Another word for "madness" is _____________.
Ecstasy
Who is the Norman who bragged about Laertes' skill with a rapier?
Lamord
Who announces the death of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
The ambassador from England