You know who drinks of the poisoned cup. Think not you have mastered the final reckoning. The Hamlet Act 5 Quiz tests your memory of the exact gravedigger riddles and the last apology exchange before the bodies fall. From now on, try to survive the bloodbath of the last act.

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Hamlet Act 5 Quiz Questions
- Who are the first characters seen in Act 5?
- What are the gravediggers arguing about?
- Why is Ophelia’s burial controversial?
- What does Hamlet reflect upon while watching the gravedigger?
- Whose skull does the gravedigger show Hamlet?
- Who was Yorick?
- What does Hamlet say while holding Yorick’s skull?
- Who enters the graveyard during Hamlet’s conversation with Horatio?
- Whose funeral does Hamlet witness?
- What emotion does Laertes express at the graveside?
- How does Hamlet reveal himself at the grave?
- What does Hamlet claim about his love for Ophelia?
- Who restrains Laertes and Hamlet after their fight in the grave?
- What does Claudius plan after the graveyard scene?
- In Act 5 Scene 2, who tells Hamlet about the altered letter?
- What did Hamlet do to the letter Claudius sent to England?
- What phrase does Hamlet use to describe Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s fate?
- Who invites Hamlet to duel Laertes?
- How does Hamlet treat Osric?
- What is Laertes’s true motive in the duel?
- What backup plan does Claudius prepare?
- Who drinks from the poisoned cup accidentally?
- Who wounds Hamlet first in the duel?
- What happens when the swords are switched?
- What does Laertes confess before he dies?
- How does Hamlet kill Claudius?
- What are Hamlet’s dying words?
- Who becomes the new ruler of Denmark?
- What does Horatio vow to do after Hamlet’s death?
- Where does Act 5 Scene 1 take place?
