ACT V - Scene I Quiz — Hamlet

What are the gravediggers debating at the beginning of the scene?

• Whether Hamlet is truly mad
• Whether Ophelia deserves a Christian burial
• Whether the King murdered Hamlet’s father
• Whether Laertes should return from France

What is the answer to the gravedigger’s riddle: "Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?"

• A king
• A priest
• A grave-maker
• A gallows-maker

How long has the First Gravedigger been digging graves?

• Ten years
• Twenty years
• Thirty years
• Forty years

Whose skull does the gravedigger hand to Hamlet?

• A former politician
• A lawyer
• Yorick, the king’s jester
• Ophelia’s father, Polonius

In his meditation on mortality, Hamlet imagines that the dust of Alexander the Great might be used to:

• Build a monument
• Stop a beer barrel
• Fill a grave
• Make a crown

Why does the priest say Ophelia’s funeral rites are limited?

• She was not of noble birth
• Her death was doubtful (a possible suicide)
• The King ordered a private ceremony
• She died during wartime

Who says "Sweets to the sweet" while scattering flowers on Ophelia’s coffin?

• Hamlet
• Laertes
• The Priest
• Queen Gertrude

What does Hamlet declare after leaping into Ophelia’s grave?

• That he will avenge her death
• That forty thousand brothers could not match his love for her
• That Laertes is responsible for her death
• That the King should be punished

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the gravedigger’s speech, what does "argal" mean?

• Legally
• Therefore (corruption of "ergo")
• Allegedly
• In conclusion

When Hamlet says "My gorge rises at it" while holding Yorick’s skull, what does he mean?

• He feels nostalgic
• He feels nauseated or revolted
• He feels angry
• He feels inspired

What are "obsequies" as mentioned by the priest at Ophelia’s funeral?

• Religious objections
• Funeral rites or ceremonies
• Legal proceedings
• Burial shrouds