1. **What is the famous opening line of Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1?
**
A) "To sleep, perchance to dream"
B) "To be or not to be"
C) "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
D) "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
**Answer: B) "To be or not to be"**
2. **Which character says the line, "Frailty, thy name is woman"?**
A) Hamlet
B) Claudius
C) Gertrude
D) Ophelia
**Answer: A) Hamlet**
3. **In which act and scene does Hamlet say, "The play's the thing / Wherein I'll catch the conscience of
the king"?**
A) Act 1, Scene 2
B) Act 2, Scene 2
C) Act 3, Scene 2
D) Act 4, Scene 3
**Answer: C) Act 3, Scene 2**
4. **Which character delivers the line, "To die, to sleep— / To sleep, perchance to dream"?**
A) Polonius
B) Hamlet
C) Laertes
D) Horatio
**Answer: B) Hamlet**
5. **Who says, "The rest is silence," and in which scene does this line occur?**
A) Laertes, Act 5, Scene 2
B) Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2
C) Claudius, Act 4, Scene 3
D) Ghost, Act 1, Scene 5
**Answer: B) Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2**
These questions cover some of the most well-known lines from the play and test knowledge on their
context and characters.