British Literature From Chaucer Set 3

Master of Arts in English (MA English)

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This set of British Literature from Chaucer Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on British Literature From Chaucer Set 3

Q1 | Who is Prince Hamlet's closest friend?
  • horatio
  • marcellus
  • guildenstern
  • rosencrantz
Answer: horatio
Q2 | Who delivers the first line of Hamlet?
  • hamlet
  • king hamlet
  • barnardo
  • claudius
Answer: barnardo
Q3 | Who are the first two characters to appear on stage in Hamlet?
  • horatio and marcellus
  • barnardo and horatio
  • barnardo and hamlet
  • barnardo and francisco
Answer: barnardo and francisco
Q4 | Hamlet was published in ____
  • 1599
  • 1601
  • 1602
  • 1603
Answer: 1603
Q5 | Polonius is killed by ____ in the play Hamlet.
  • claudius
  • hamlet
  • yorick
  • fortinbras
Answer: hamlet
Q6 | Who is the Queen of Denmark?
  • gertrude
  • miranda
  • ophelia
  • desdemona
Answer: gertrude
Q7 | Who is Prince Hamlet's lover in the play, Hamlet?
  • portia
  • gertrude
  • ophelia
  • juliet
Answer: ophelia
Q8 | Who is the young Prince of Norway in the play Hamlet?
  • osric
  • barnardo
  • horatio
  • fortinbras
Answer: fortinbras
Q9 | What is the name of the play within the play in Hamlet?
  • the murder of antonio
  • the murder of iago
  • the murder of the king
  • the murder of gonzago
Answer: the murder of gonzago
Q10 | Who murdered Fortinbras' father in the play Hamlet?
  • king hamlet
  • prince hamlet
  • claudius
  • fortinbras\ uncle
Answer: king hamlet
Q11 | Who killed King Hamlet according to the Ghost of King Hamlet?
  • claudius
  • polonius
  • prince hamlet
  • gertrude
Answer: claudius
Q12 | Whom does Gertrude marry after her husband's death?
  • king of poland
  • claudius
  • polonius
  • fortinbras
Answer: claudius
Q13 | ____ and ____ were the courtiers sent by Claudius to Norway to prevent an attack from Fortinbras.
  • horatio and laertes
  • laertes and polonius
  • rosencrantz and guildenstern
  • cornelius and voltimand
Answer: cornelius and voltimand
Q14 | Where does Polonius get killed by Hamlet?
  • in polonius\ chamber
  • in gertrude\s chamber
  • in hamlet\s chamber
  • in the king\s chamber
Answer: in gertrude\s chamber
Q15 | Find the odd one out.
  • gloucester
  • osric
  • francisco
  • reynaldo
Answer: gloucester
Q16 | Who is sent to France by Polonius in the play Hamlet?
  • francisco
  • marcellus
  • reynaldo
  • gloucester
Answer: reynaldo
Q17 | How does Ophelia die in the play Hamlet?
  • she is poisoned
  • she falls off a cliff
  • she drowns
  • she is stabbed to death
Answer: she drowns
Q18 | Who is Ophelia's brother in the play Hamlet?
  • laertes
  • horatio
  • fortinbras
  • polonius
Answer: laertes
Q19 | Hamlet and Laertes engage in a match of _____ towards the end of the play.
  • jousting
  • fencing
  • sword fight
  • wrestling
Answer: fencing
Q20 | Who kills Prince Hamlet in the play Hamlet?
  • laertes
  • ophelia
  • fortinbras
  • claudius
Answer: laertes
Q21 | Who kills Claudius in the play Hamlet?
  • king of norway
  • fortinbras
  • prince hamlet
  • laertes
Answer: prince hamlet
Q22 | How does Queen Gertrude die in the play Hamlet?
  • she commits suicide
  • she is poisoned
  • she is accidentally stabbed
  • she is strangled to death
Answer: she is poisoned
Q23 | Who becomes the King of Denmark at the end of the play Hamlet?
  • king of poland
  • osric
  • horatio
  • fortinbras
Answer: fortinbras
Q24 | Which of the following characters is alive at the end of the play?
  • gertrude
  • horatio
  • hamlet
  • ophelia
Answer: horatio
Q25 | Who wrote the play the Duchess of Malfi?
  • john webster
  • william shakespeare
  • ben johnson
  • christopher marlowe
Answer: john webster
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