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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 Geruthe want to get rid of Corambis?
(a) Because he is going to tell the king Geruthe's secret.
(b) Because the secret they share is starting to make Geruthe uncomfortable.
(c) Because he is conspiring against Fengon.
(d) Because he owes the court a sum of money.

2. Where does the original ancient Hamlet legend come from?
(a) Historia Danica of Saxo Grammaticus.
(b) Ancient greek mythology.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) John Updike.

3. How is Feng different with Gerutha than with other women?
(a) With Gerutha he is well-behaved and attentive.
(b) With Gerutha he is hot tempered and violent.
(c) With Gerutha he is a wild flirt.
(d) With Gerutha he is hasty and rude.

4. What does Corambus say about Amleth's moodiness?
(a) That Amleth is very weak and so he is moody.
(b) That Amleth is an angry boy and he show it as moodiness.
(c) That perhaps he is unbalanced or addled in the brain.
(d) That perhaps they are just roles he is trying on for size.

5. What are Geruthe's real intentions with Corambis' favor?
(a) To read books on Christianity.
(b) To see Hamblet.
(c) To meet with Fengon.
(d) To run away from Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Geruthe pass her time waiting in the lakeside lodge?

3. What did Geruthe realize about the falcon once it was too late?

4. Why does Corambis agree to giving Geruthe what she asks for?

5. Which character is the most emotionally distant?

(see the answer key)

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