Hamlet Act 5 Quiz and Answer Key

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The nature of the gravediggers’ conversation
• Hamlet’s reaction to the gravediggers’ behaviors
• Hamlet’s similarities to the gravediggers
• The nature of Hamlet’s conversation with the gravediggers
• A former jester named Yorick
• The church’s perspective on people who commit suicide
• Laertes’ emotional response to Ophelia’s burial
• Hamlet’s discovery of the plot to have him killed
• Hamlet’s feelings toward Laertes
• Hamlet’s duel with Laertes
• Hamlet’s assessment of his physical strength in comparison to Laertes
• The nature of Gertrude’s death
• Hamlet’s belief regarding who should be the new King of Denmark