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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rorik believe about love?
(a) That love comes naturally between a man and a woman.
(b) That love is a silly idea for weak men.
(c) That love must be earned by good deeds.
(d) That love is not necessary in a marriage.

2. Who is Laertes?
(a) Ophelia's brother.
(b) Hamlet's father.
(c) Gerutha's brother.
(d) Ona's father.

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

4. Which character starts the story as a wise councilor?
(a) Horwendil.
(b) Feng.
(c) Corambus.
(d) Amleth.

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

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

7. What does Gerutha do to pass the sleigh trip after the wedding?
(a) She talks sweetly to Horwendil.
(b) She goes to sleep.
(c) She practices sitting pretty.
(d) She makes thorny comments at Horwendil.

8. Why does Gerutha feel snubbed by Horwendil on their wedding night?
(a) Because Horwendil did not want to talk to her.
(b) Because Horwendil did not want to sleep next to her.
(c) Because Horwendil did not dance with her.
(d) Because Horwendil did not take an interest in her sexually.

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

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

11. When Rorik asks Gerutha about the state of her marriage, how does she respond?
(a) She tells Rorik that it is a terrible marriage and it is his fault.
(b) She tells Rorick that it is a profitable business.
(c) She tells Rorik that her marriage is in excellent shape.
(d) She tells Rorick that she has never been happier.

12. How old is Gerutha when the story begins?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

13. The story begins in what country?
(a) Poland.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Denmark.

14. Who is Gerutha´s handmaiden?
(a) Corambus' sister.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Ona.
(d) Herda.

15. What does Horwendil talk about on the trip after their wedding?
(a) He talks about who was and was not at their wedding.
(b) He talks about how he will make a great king.
(c) He talks about how beautiful Gerutha is.
(d) He talks about how fun the party was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ophelia?

2. What happened to Gerutha´s mother, Ona, when Gertrude was three years old?

3. What is made clear about Horwendil's intentions with Gerutha?

4. What happens to Horwendil as he becomes a more accomplished king?

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

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