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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advise does Corambus give Gerutha to make her think less about her marriage?
(a) He tells her to read less and exercise more.
(b) He tells her to stop gossiping and be a better wife.
(c) He tells her to sleep more.
(d) He tells her to speak to Horwendil about her feelings.

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

4. What is made clear about Gerutha's opinion of Horwendil?
(a) That she thinks he is selfish brute.
(b) The she thinks he has the ability to be romantic.
(c) That she thinks he is ugly and undesirable.
(d) That she thinks he will be a good husband.

5. What other event occurs on the same day Gerutha gives birth?
(a) Horwendil leaves Gerutha for another woman.
(b) Rorik dies.
(c) Horwendil becomes king.
(d) Horwendil defeats and kills Fortinbras of Norway.

6. How long do guests stay at Elsinore for the wedding?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two weeks.

7. Who was missing from Gerutha and Horwendil's wedding that upsets Horwendil?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His brother, Feng.
(c) His mother.
(d) Gerutha's father, Rorik.

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

9. What doesn't Gerutha enjoy about her visit to Feng's estate?
(a) She doesn't like the food.
(b) She doesn't like riding with Feng.
(c) She doesn't like the conversations with Feng.
(d) She doesn't like the idea of falconry.

10. How does Rorik attempt to change Gerutha's opinion of Horwendil?
(a) He tells her the story of Ona and himself.
(b) He reminds her that she can not have an opinion because she is a woman.
(c) He explains to her that it is her duty to marry Horwendil.
(d) He tells her a fairytale.

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

12. What is unfair about how Rorik treats Horwendil compared to how he treats Feng?
(a) Rorik allows Feng to visit Gerutha more than Horwendil.
(b) Rorik gives Horwendil a larger manor than Feng when the brothers come to visit.
(c) Rorik allows Feng to hunt with his horses during the their visit.
(d) Rorik pays Horwendil double the money of Feng, although the brothers completed the same service.

13. Which words best describe Feng?
(a) Forceful and brutish.
(b) Melancholic and violent.
(c) Artistic and quiet.
(d) Attractive and entertaining.

14. What phrase best describes Feng's emotions after seeing Gerutha?
(a) Fornlorn and discouraged that Gerutha is married.
(b) Weak and sickened by love.
(c) Joyful to have found love.
(d) Frusterated because he missed his chance with Gerutha.

15. Who is Horwendil's squire?
(a) Corambus' son.
(b) Thord.
(c) Sandro.
(d) Svend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character benefits the least by the marriage of Gerutha and Horwendil?

2. What does Gerutha think about Horwendil?

3. The story is a prequel to what other famous drama?

4. Who is Sandro?

5. Which word best describes Horwendil's behavior with the songbirds that he has given Gerutha?

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