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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Section 1 (page 163 to 187).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gerutha confide in when she becomes worried about Amleth's moodiness?
(a) Horwendil.
(b) Her chambermaid.
(c) Corumbus.
(d) Her father.

2. Which is evidence that Horwendil does not really love Gerutha?
(a) He holds Gerutha but does not kiss her.
(b) He holds Gerutha but talks about how to feed the birds.
(c) He does not say he loves her.
(d) He does not bring her an engagement ring.

3. Where do the names in Part 2 of the story come from?
(a) From an adaptation that was printed in 1576.
(b) From Shakespeare.
(c) From John Updike's presumptions about the origin of names.
(d) From a different publisher's edition in 1890.

4. What do Fengon and Corambis speculate about how the king died?
(a) They suspect that a roving theif attacked him.
(b) They suspect that the king ate something bad for lunch.
(c) They suspect that he died of old age.
(d) They suspect that a serpent must have bit the king.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ophelia?

2. Which statement is true about Gerutha?

3. Why does Geruthe break the embrace with Fengon?

4. Who has betrayed Fengon to the king?

5. What does Geruthe want from Fengon?

(see the answer key)

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