‘Hamlet and Oedipus’ was written by_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay “Shelley’s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,” argues that Shelley’s “Oedipus- Tyrannus” is important because a_______________?

   A. Shelley himself dismissed the poem
   B. The poem was incomplete
   C. Shelley recognizes the power of sexual transgression in it
   D. Shelley writes about Byron’s sexuality in it

2. Who is the writer of ‘Hamlet and Oedipus’ (1949) ?

   A. Carl Jung
   B. Harold Bloom
   C. Ernest Jones
   D. Erik Erikson

3. How many soliloquies are spoken by Hamlet in the play Hamlet ?

   A. Nine
   B. Five
   C. Seven
   D. Three

4. In “Hamlet,” what is Hamlet’s uncle’s name ?

   A. Polonius
   B. Claudius
   C. Horatio
   D. Fortinbras

5. According to Anthony DiMatteo’s “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’”, how does Shakespeare tend to present political rulers in Hamlet?

   A. Shakespeare presents political rulers as flawless, perfect human beings.
   B. Shakespeare presents political rulers as often meeting ruinous and violent endings.
   C. Shakespeare only presents fictional political rulers and does not explore any political realities.
   D. Shakespeare considers all political rulers to be corrupt.

6. In Dr. R. Allen Shoaf’s article, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, Shoaf argues which of the following points about the relationship between Hamlet and his mother ?

   A. Hamlet is placed in a position that can be conceptualized as feminine.
   B. Hamlet despises his mother and suspects she has killed his father.
   C. Hamlet is entirely masculinized throughout the play, and thus, is ultimately unlike his mother in terms of his position in the play.
   D. Hamlet has a personality disorder.

7. In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, what does Hamlet mean when he states that, “there is more in heaven and earth … than are dreamt of in your philosophy” ?

   A. There is such a thing as an afterlife.
   B. Dreams always tell the truth.
   C. There are some aspects of existence that cannot be explained through reason.
   D. Heaven exists on earth.

8. ‘Macbeth and Oedipus’ is by_________________?

   A. W. H. Auden
   B. Earnest Jones
   C. Nicoll
   D. Freud

9. From where has the term Oedipus Complex originated ?

   A. Oedipus the Rex
   B. Oedipus at Colonus
   C. Antigone
   D. Jocasta, the Queen of Thebes

10. Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” explores which of the following themes ?

    A. Fate and free will
    B. The corruptive force of technology
    C. The power of religious faith
    D. Disobedient children