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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement is NOT a reason for Hamlet to stay at Elsinore?
(a) Continue his courtship with Ophelia.
(b) Befriend Claudius.
(c) Help his mother recover from the king's death.
(d) Keep him from raising an army against Claudius.

2. Why does Corambis agree to giving Geruthe what she asks for?
(a) Because Geruthe asked so nicely.
(b) Because he is aways loyal to the king.
(c) Because he remembers the girl she was before she married Horvendil.
(d) Because Corambis is in love with Geruthe.

3. What does Claudius want Hamlet to do?
(a) Be kind to his mother.
(b) Study at Wittenberg.
(c) Stay at Elsinore.
(d) Leave Denmark.

4. How would Gertrude describe Hamlet?
(a) Educated and sophisticated.
(b) Rude and unkind.
(c) Skeptical and unsatisfied.
(d) Stately and strong.

5. How does Ophelia describe Hamlet's disposition to women?
(a) Hamlet warms to the idea of love very slowly.
(b) Hamlet trusts women too much.
(c) Hamlet despises women in general.
(d) Hamlet loves all women.

6. Why is Claudius angry with the young Hamlet after King Hamlet dies?
(a) Because Hamlet was late and left quickly from his father's funeral.
(b) Because Hamlet thinks he should be king.
(c) Because Hamlet will not come to see Gertrude.
(d) Because Hamlet will not return to Denmark.

7. What word best describes how Geruthe feels when she is with Fengon?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Silly.
(c) Cold.
(d) Sensual.

8. When do Gertrude and Claudius marry?
(a) Five weeks after King Hamlet's death.
(b) One year after King Hamlet's death.
(c) One month after King Hamlet's death.
(d) Five days after King Hamlet's death.

9. Why does Corambis tell Fengon the king's afternoon plans?
(a) So that Fengon can plan a good time to kill Horvendil.
(b) So that Fengon can meet with Geruthe one last time.
(c) So that Fengon can plan a chance to talk again with Horvendil.
(d) So that Fengon can help Corambis escape the castle.

10. Why does Geruthe think that Corambus's daughter is a good match for Hamblet?
(a) She is sporty and fun.
(b) She is witty and interesting.
(c) She is strong and outspoken.
(d) She is delicate and shy.

11. What does Geruthe do immediately after she is kissed by Fengon in the royal palace?
(a) She tells Fengon that she loves him.
(b) She laughs with happiness.
(c) She kisses Fengon again.
(d) She pulls away from Fengon.

12. When does Horvendil summon Fengon to inform him that the affair with Geruthe is common knowledge?
(a) The end of August.
(b) The end of October.
(c) The beginning of spring.
(d) Christmas time.

13. What does Fengon do that starts his meeting with Geruthe badly?
(a) He gives Geruthe a rose.
(b) He enters the lodge in a very rough and awkward manner.
(c) He tells Geruthe that she could look better.
(d) He falls on the steps and injures his knee.

14. What does Gertrude think she should have done immediately after King Hamlet's death?
(a) Asserted her son's right to the throne.
(b) Killed Polonius.
(c) Killed Claudius.
(d) Ran away from Denmark.

15. What does Geruthe tell Corambis that the favor is for?
(a) To learn Christianity better.
(b) To meet in secret with Fengon.
(c) To put Hamblet on the throne.
(d) To give her space to relax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sin that Fengon believes Geruthe and himself have committed in their affair?

2. Who has betrayed Fengon to the king?

3. How long has King Hamlet been dead when Claudius is made king?

4. How does Fengon enter the lodge to meet Geruthe?

5. How would Claudius describe Hamlet?

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