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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are there Christian priests in Jutland?
(a) Because they were allowed in for conversation by the previous king.
(b) Because they sent successful missionaries twenty years before.
(c) Because they were persecuted in their home country.
(d) Because of political reasons.

2. Why don't Gerutha and Horwendil have more children?
(a) They try, but Gerutha is unable to get pregnant.
(b) They can't afford to have more children.
(c) Gerutha does not want more children.
(d) Horwendil does not want more children.

3. How does Gerutha feel about the way Horwendil treats her?
(a) Gerutha feels that Horwendil is a good king and very romantic.
(b) Gerutha feels that Horwendil is violent and she is afraid of him.
(c) Gerutha feels that Horwendil only cherishes her for his public position.
(d) Gerutha feels that Horwendil will become more romantic as they gain more experience together.

4. What words best describe Amleth as a baby and child?
(a) Happy and simple.
(b) Energetic and sunny.
(c) Quiet and slow.
(d) Sickly and disagreeable.

5. Which of the following is a name in Part 1?
(a) Horvendil.
(b) Roderick.
(c) Gerutha.
(d) Claudius.

6. Which of the following is a name in Part 3?
(a) Gerutha.
(b) Horwendil.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Corambis.

7. What character seems to agree with Amleth the most?
(a) Horwendil, his father.
(b) Yorik, the court jester.
(c) Rorik, his grandfather.
(d) Ona, his grandmother.

8. Why does Gerutha's back hurt during her wedding day?
(a) Beacuse she had to sleep on the floor the night before.
(b) Because her dress is very heavy and she is wearing many jewels.
(c) Because she hurt herself horseback riding.
(d) Because she hurt herself dancing.

9. What is Gerutha's explanation for spending so much time with Feng?
(a) That she helps Feng to study German.
(b) That she is Feng's only company, since Horwendil is often busy.
(c) That she simply is concerned for his health.
(d) That she feels badly for him since he often sulks in loneliness.

10. Who is Ljot related to?
(a) Thord.
(b) Rorik.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Svend.

11. Who is Gerwendil?
(a) Gerutha's brother.
(b) Svend's brother.
(c) Rorik's father.
(d) Horwendil's father.

12. Where do the names in Part 3 of the story come from?
(a) From an old English reprint of the second edition.
(b) From John Updike's sources.
(c) From Shakespeare's previous drama, since the story is a sequel.
(d) From the source used by Shakespeare, which was probably German in origin.

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

14. Which character is the most emotionally distant?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Ophelia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is made clear about Gerutha's opinion of Horwendil?

2. Which of the following is a name in Part 2?

3. Which statement is true about Gerutha?

4. What words best describe Gerutha as a wife?

5. Where do the names in Part 2 of the story come from?

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