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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Section 2 (page 93 to 128).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gerutha move back to Elsinore?
(a) To give birth to her son.
(b) To take care of her father.
(c) To make Horwendil angry.
(d) To become queen.

2. Which word best describes Horwendil's behavior with the songbirds that he has given Gerutha?
(a) Brutish.
(b) Tender.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Skeptical.

3. How old is Gerutha on her wedding day?
(a) Thirty years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Seventeen years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

4. Gerutha feels that her feelings for Amleth are inadequate as a mother. What does she believe is the source of this?
(a) Gerutha thinks it is because Amleth was a difficult child.
(b) Gerutha believes it is because she doesn´t love Horwendil.
(c) Gerutha believes it is because Horwedil is cold emotionally.
(d) Gerutha does not know and is confused with her feelings.

5. How is Amleth like his father?
(a) Amleth is very Jutish and behaves like a nobleman.
(b) Amleth is a weak warrior.
(c) Amleth likes to hunt with his father.
(d) Amleth is very brutish like his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gerutha feel about the way Horwendil treats her?

2. How does Horwendil make the songbirds sing for Gerutha?

3. What is the first present that Fengon gives Geruthe when they meet for the second time?

4. Who is Gerutha´s handmaiden?

5. Why is the importance of displaying the bloody bed sheet?

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