1. Hamlet calls the world... a) a valley of sorrows b) an unweeded garden c) an inaccessible mountain d) a polluted river BB 2.

To whom does Hamlet say: Assume a virtue, if you have it not? a) Ophelia b) Claudius c) Gertrude d) Laertes CC 3. What is, in Hamlets opinion, that which makes cowards of us all? a) fear b) shame c) solicitude d) conscience DD 4. Who says these words: Being but heavy, I will bear the light. ? a) Richard III b) Hamlet c) Romeo d) Claudius CC 5. The dialogue between Romeo and Juliet when they first meet is in the form of... a) a sonnet b) a limerick c) a ballad d) an acrostic AA 6. Who characterizes himself as subtle, false and treacherous? a) Claudius b) Polonius c) Richard d) Buckingham CC 7. What never leaves Richard in his plots, stratagems and in the midst of his bloody devices? a) his ambition b) his courage c) his humour d) his pride CC 5. "While Thomas Kyd was influenced by Senecan tragedy, Shakespeare was influenced by " a. Senecan rhetoric b. Senecan poetry c. Senecan philosophy d. Senecan comedyCC 7. "Polonius tells Hamlet that in his youth he played, as an actor, the role of " a. Brutus b. Mark Antony c. Julius Caesar d. Octavius Augustus CC 13.Shakespeare s predecessor who most strongly influenced him in the portrayal of female characters was a. Thomas Nashe b. Robert Greene c. John Lyly d. Christopher Marlowe BB 25. "Despite his negative features of personality, Polonius from Hamlet appears to be a good " a. Spy b. statesman c. villain d. father DD 29. "The English playwright who composed the famous Eulogy, To The Beloved Author for the 1623 posthumous Folio edition of Shakespeare s plays was " a. Ben Jonson b. Thomas Heywood c. Thomas Dekker d. John WebsterAA 35. "For Gertrude, the Ghost is just the coinage of Hamlet s " a. Madness b. fantasy c. imagination d. brainDD 38. Hamlet thinks that actors... a. should not improvise but stick to the text of the play b. should prove the spectators that they can improvise easily c. should be able to play a role even without a script d. should be whipped in public places as vagabonds AA 45. In Hamlet, Good night, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest are words spoken by: a. Horatio b. Ophelia c. Fortinbras d. Gertrude AA 47. One of the dramatic genres Shakespeare never tried his hand at was ; a. the high romantic comedy b. the city comedy c. the dark comedy d. the romance DD 55. Before stabbing Polonius, Hamlet wants to: a. set up a glass so that his mother may see herself in it b. ask his mother to get a divorce from Claudius c. remind his mother what a good person his father was d. make his mother understand that Claudius is the murderer of his fatherAA 60. "The five types of Shakespearean masculinity described by Bruce R. Smith are the saucy jack, the prince merchant, the chivalric knight and the humanist man of a. modern identity b. self-reflection c. overhearing d. moderationDD 71. Harold Bloom has called the Shakespearean characters habit of analyzing their own emotions and motives... a. self-reflection b. introspection c. overhearing d. self-overhearingDD 72. When Claudius asks Hamlet how he feels in Act Three, Scene Two, Hamlet answers that he eats from the " a. chameleon` s dish b. chameleon` s plate c. chameleon` s table d. chameleon`s foodBB 82. The holistic approach to a Shakespeare play means: a. the discussion of holy, religious matters in the play b. the wholesomeness of the play c. the discussion of the play as an organic entity d. the discussion of characters and action 99. The play-within-the play in Hamlet is called: a. The Danish Trap b. The Mousetrap c. The Exposed Murderer d. The Son s Revenge 106 "The first Elizabethan allusion to a play titled Hamlet occurs in 1589, long before the premiere of Shakespeare s Hamlet, in a preface written by" a. Robert Greene b. Thomas Lodge c. George Peele d. Thomas Nashe

111 "In Hamlet, shortly before the beginning of the play-within-the play, in a speech to the First Player, Hamlet..." a. praises the quality of the Danish actors b. complains about the excesses of bad acting c. tells him what play he wants to stage at court d. asks him for help in his attempt to expose Claudius as a murderer 124 There is some method in this..., says Polonius about Hamlet` s strange behaviour." a. Conduct b. fancy c. madness d. sadness 126. "Hamlet, being aware that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern spy on him, calls the former " a. an asshole b. a flute c. a serpent d. a sponge 130. The First Clown in Hamlet took up his trade as a gravedigger on the day: a. Gertrude married Old Hamlet b. Old Hamlet killed the Norwegian king and Hamlet was born c. Hamlet was sent to England by Claudius d. Hamlet went to study to Wittenberg 135. Claudius asks Hamlet if there is no in the play performed at court. a. Insult b. allusion c. treason d. offence 141. The wounded Laertes from Hamlet admits that he is justly killed with his own: a. Sword b. treason c. treachery d. betrayal 145 The First Player recites at Hamlet s request Priam`s slaughter by: a. Ajax b. Pyrrhus c. Achilles / d. Ulysses 148 The last words in Hamlet are spoken by: a. Hamlet b. Horatio c. Gertrude d. Fortinbras 149 The mirror as a symbol appears in Hamlet: a. once b. twice c. three times d. Ferdinand kills Bosola 152 "When Claudius from Hamlet realizes that the play-within-the play is about his own foul deed, he asks for : a. water b. medicine c. lights d. a doctor 158 The[---] is out of joint in Hamlet s opinion. a. time 163 "One of Hamlet s famous speeches concludes with [---], thy name is woman ." a. frailty 170 The English ambassadors announce at the end of Hamlet that Rosencrantz and[---] are dead. a. Guildenstern 172 Gertrude from Hamlet is Claudius accomplice in his murder of King Hamlet. F 173 Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. F 180 Shakespeare never mixes tragic and comic elements in one and the same play. F 182 Shakespeare s characters never fall in love at first sight. F 186 Hamlet is aware that Laertes is faced with a situation similar to his own. F 189 Shakespeare s characters are not interested in money or other economic matters. F 190 Shakespeare never borrowed the subject of his plays from contemporaries like Robert Greene. F 192 "The clouds in Hamlet s speeches to Polonius take the shape of a camel, a beaver and a whale." F 197 "All of Shakespeare s heroines are liberated, emancipated women." F 200 Hamlet speaks about plays as a flattering glass of humanity. F din grila de anul trecut: 124, sub alta forma , am raspuns madness, correct 163-sub fm de intrebare cu var de rasp, exact invers decat intrebarea din grila, raspunsul correct woman din sinteza: la pagina 3 : A conversation according to William Archer, has no bearing on the:correct theme pg4: intreb era dspr chivalric code, nu o mai retin exact, R.corect era courses of action in love and war la pagina 5: Hamlet is a play about: raspuns corect: not Knowing for sure la pag 8: intrebarea era despre nature in Hamlet, nu o mai retin exact, R.corect era natural order of things la pagina 9: intrebarea era despre Gertrude, raspunsul corect she rarely takes any positive action p16: intrebarea era despre cum a sarit Romeo in gradina Julietei, raspunsul corect era love`s light wings p16, intrebarea era pe ce nu l-a lasat Julieta pe Romeo sa jure, Raspuns corect era the moon, p17: intrebarea era despre al doilea sarut pe care i-l cere Romeo Julietei, R.corect era give me my sin again la pagina 18: intrebarea era cine a spus cele doua versuri: With nimble sole; I have a soul of lead / So stakes me to the ground I cannot move> R correct Romeo la pagina 23: intrebarea era la ce face referire Richard cand vorbeste despre el, sau cam asa ceva, raspunsul corect era his own powers and capacities -------------------------------------------------------------------------ce fel de alegere i-a spus doica julietei ca a facut? raspunsul e simple choice.

-de ce se plangea doica ca o doare?raspunsul a jaunce....eu am pus out of breath si a fost gresit:)) -ce credea richard ca este potrivit pt el?raspunsul ceva de genu..the throne...nu mai stiu sigur... -doica ii spune julietei ca ii s-a urcat sangele???/raspunsul in her cheeks... -cui i-a devenit fidela ofelia?raspunsul nu stiu ca eu am pus her father si a fost gresit...mai era variant the -king, her lover care cred ca este corecta.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------fiind,,thoughtful si human,Hamlet finds difficulty,,:in accepting the new situation -el alterneaza:between reason and emotion -one by-product of...way of life:a chrivalic code -Polonius e numit de Hamlet: a fishmonger -comparatie intre vechiul si noul rege: a Hyperion to a satyr -Hamlet zice,,Assume a virtue...,,lui: Gertrude -notiunea de catharsis la Romeo si Julieta le da sentimentul de ,,safe,, -cei doi,R si J,au rupt: an unwritten moral law -buzele lui Romeo:two blushing pilgrims -Julieta ii zice: you kiss by the book -constiinta celui de-al doilea criminal: in the Duke of Gloucester s purse