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MA English Literature Shakespeare — practice questions — page 2

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Fortinbras represents which kingdom?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ghost says Claudius poisoned the King through which body part?Read the answer and worked solution →Hamlet's mother is named:Read the answer and worked solution →Hamlet's father appears as:Read the answer and worked solution →Marcellus and Barnardo are:Read the answer and worked solution →Hamlet sends Ophelia to a:Read the answer and worked solution →The Player Queen 'protests too much,' according to:Read the answer and worked solution →'Frailty, thy name is woman!' is uttered by:Read the answer and worked solution →Polonius's advice 'to thine own self be true' is addressed to:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a Shakespearean tragedy?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each line to its speakerRead the answer and worked solution →

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Fortinbras represents which kingdom?

  1. France
  2. Denmark
  3. Norway
  4. Sweden
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Correct answer: C. Norway

1. Fortinbras is the young Norwegian prince. 2. He represents active revenge as foil to Hamlet. 3. He restores order at the end. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "Fortinbras: Young Norwegian prince"_

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The Ghost says Claudius poisoned the King through which body part?

  1. Ear
  2. Mouth
  3. Eyes
  4. Throat
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Correct answer: A. Ear

1. Hebenon was poured into the sleeping king's ear. 2. The Ghost reveals this in Act I, Scene V. 3. The play later mirrors this in the Mousetrap. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "juice of cursed hebenon poured into his ear"_

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Hamlet's mother is named:

  1. Gertrude
  2. Ophelia
  3. Lavinia
  4. Cordelia
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Correct answer: A. Gertrude

1. Gertrude is queen of Denmark. 2. She marries Claudius after her husband's death. 3. Hamlet treats this as betrayal. _Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "Hamlet despises her marriage to Claudius as "incestuous""_

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