Hamlet play by william shakespeareBy: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 8, 2025 44 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/44 Subscribe 1. Shakespeare’s father John was elected an alderman in: (A) 1565 (B) 1568 (C) 1567 (D) 1566 2. In the play “Hamlet,” Prince Hamlet is the prince of: (A) Denmark (B) Greece (C) England (D) None of A, B, and C 3. John Shakespeare married Mary Arden in: (A) 1556 (B) 1559 (C) 1558 (D) 1557 4. William Shakespeare had: (A) Two brothers and one sister (B) Three brothers and two sisters (C) One brother and one sister (D) None of A, B, and C 5. Shakespeare’s grandfather Richard was a: (A) Artist (B) Doctor (C) Farmer (D) None of A, B, and C 6. In “Hamlet,” Prince Hamlet arranges the play to confirm: (A) Innocence (B) Crime (C) Guilt (D) None of A, B, and C 7. Shakespeare bought a large house in: (A) London (B) Oxford (C) Stratford (D) None of A, B, and C 8. Shakespeare’s health began to fall at the age of: (A) Sixty-two (B) Fifty-two (C) Sixty (D) Fifty 9. Hamlet’s ship is attacked by: (A) Pirates (B) Soldiers (C) Robbers (D) None of A, B, and C 10. Hamlet is sent by Claudius to: (A) Greece (B) Rome (C) England (D) None of A, B, and C 11. Shakespeare earned through playwriting and other literary works: (A) Two hundred pounds a year (B) Four hundred pounds a year (C) Three hundred pounds a year (D) None of A, B, and C 12. Shakespeare was buried: (A) One day after his death (B) Four days after his death (C) Two days after his death (D) None of A, B, and C 13. “Elizabethan Age” was an age of: (A) Great Events (B) Chaos (C) Peace (D) None of A, B, and C 14. Which is not a play by Shakespeare? (A) Dr. Faustus (B) Macbeth (C) Hamlet (D) None of A, B, and C 15. Shakespeare was a: (A) Novelist (B) Dramatist (C) Poet & Dramatist (D) Poet 16. “Under this carved marble of thine own, a brave tragedian, Shakespeare, sleep alone.” On whose grave is the inscription given? (A) W. Shakespeare (B) Spencer (C) John Milton (D) None of A, B, and C 17. Shakespeare belonged to the age of: (A) Classical (B) Medieval (C) Renaissance (D) None of A, B, and C 18. Hamlet’s father is killed by: (A) Claudius (B) Horatio (C) Gertrude (D) None of A, B, and C 19. Who is Polonius? (A) Claudius’ Counsellor (B) Hamlet’s Friend (C) A Servant (D) None of A, B, and C 20. “Shakespearean Tragedy” is a tragedy of: (A) Fate (B) Character (C) Chance (D) None of A, B, and C 21. Which following is not a tragedy written by Shakespeare? (A) Merchant of Venice (B) Othello (C) Macbeth (D) None of A, B, and C 22. The ghost of Hamlet’s father is first seen by: (A) Marcellus (B) Horatio (C) Hamlet (D) None of A, B, and C 23. William Shakespeare was born in: (A) 1562 (B) 1565 (C) 1564 (D) None of A, B, and C 24. Which is the last of Shakespeare’s great tragedies? (A) Macbeth (B) Hamlet (C) Othello (D) King Lear 25. Who is the villain in “Hamlet”? (A) Horatio (B) Claudius (C) Iago (D) None of A, B, and C 26. Ophelia becomes mad due to: (A) Hamlet’s Infidelity (B) Disease (C) Her father’s Death (D) None of A, B, and C 27. How many months after her husband’s death did Hamlet’s mother remain unmarried? (A) A Year (B) Three Months (C) Two Months (D) None of A, B, and C 28. Who is Laertes? (A) Polonius’ Son (B) Hamlet’s Friend (C) Ophelia’s Brother (D) Both (A) & (C) 29. Polonius is killed by: (A) Hamlet (B) Claudius (C) Horatio (D) None of A, B, and C 30. Ophelia’s death was the result of: (A) Drowning in the brook (B) Committing Suicide (C) Disease (D) None of A, B, and C 31. Fencing Match was fought between: (A) Hamlet and Fortinbras (B) Hamlet and Horatio (C) Laertes and Hamlet (D) None of A, B, and C 32. Who is the heroine of Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”? (A) Cordelia (B) Ophelia (C) Portia (D) Desdemona 33. Hamlet’s tragedy is due to his: (A) Faulty Thinking (B) Too Much Thinking (C) Reflective Nature (D) None of A, B, and C 34. John Shakespeare was Shakespeare’s: (A) Cousin (B) Father (C) Son (D) Brother 35. Who in the following is not a contemporary of Shakespeare? (A) Keats (B) Lyly (C) Ben Jonson (D) Marlow 36. The period between 1578 to 1625 is known as: (A) The Elizabethan Age (B) The Age of Milton (C) The Age of Classicism (D) None of A, B, and C 37. When Shakespeare was born, Queen Elizabeth had been reigning: (A) Eight years (B) Seven years (C) Nearly six years (D) None of A, B, and C 38. William Shakespeare was pressed into a hasty marriage by her friends at the age of: (A) Fifteen (B) Twenty (C) Eighteen (D) Twenty-one 39. Shakespeare’s father-in-law was a: (A) Doctor (B) Artist (C) Farmer (D) None of A, B, and C 40. Shakespeare’s wife was: (A) Eight years older than her husband (B) Six years older than her husband (C) Five years older than her husband (D) None of A, B, and C 41. A short time before 1586, Shakespeare lived the life of a Schoolmaster in a village: (A) Near London (B) Near Stratford (C) Near Denmark (D) None of A, B, and C 42. Shakespeare was married in: (A) 1585 (B) 1583 (C) 1584 (D) 1582 43. Who were Hamnet and Judith Sadler? (A) Shakespeare’s Cousins (B) Shakespeare’s Friends and Neighbours (C) Shakespeare’s School-Fellows (D) None of A, B, and C 44. How much money was left by Hamnet at his death to Shakespeare? (A) Thirty-six shillings and Eight Pence (B) Twenty-six shillings (C) Thirty-five shillings (D) None of A, B, and C Related Posts:William Shakespeare MCQs [English Literature & Famous Authors]On Shakespeare MCQs & SummaryWilliam Cowper MCQs | English PoetryMCQs on Restoration Comedy by William Congreve & WycherleyWilliam Blake MCQsWilliam Wordsworth MCQs [English Literature & Famous Authors]