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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Fengon enter the lodge to meet Geruthe?
(a) Through the kitchen door.
(b) Through the window of the bedchamber.
(c) At the front door.
(d) Through the roof on accident.

3. What word does Fengon use to describe love?
(a) Stony.
(b) Ethereal.
(c) Earthy.
(d) Thorny.

4. How does Horvendil describe Fengon in the audience chamber?
(a) Strong and independent.
(b) Dark and murderous.
(c) Sulky and inferior.
(d) Stupid and slow.

5. How does Geruthe describe her idea of love?
(a) Earthy.
(b) Skyey.
(c) Natural.
(d) Flowery.

6. Why does Geruthe think that Corambus's daughter is a good match for Hamblet?
(a) She is delicate and shy.
(b) She is strong and outspoken.
(c) She is sporty and fun.
(d) She is witty and interesting.

7. Why is Claudius angry with the young Hamlet after King Hamlet dies?
(a) Because Hamlet was late and left quickly from his father's funeral.
(b) Because Hamlet thinks he should be king.
(c) Because Hamlet will not return to Denmark.
(d) Because Hamlet will not come to see Gertrude.

8. Why does Corambis tell Fengon the king's afternoon plans?
(a) So that Fengon can meet with Geruthe one last time.
(b) So that Fengon can plan a good time to kill Horvendil.
(c) So that Fengon can help Corambis escape the castle.
(d) So that Fengon can plan a chance to talk again with Horvendil.

9. What does Geruthe admit to doing with the falcon?
(a) Geruthe admits that she sold it for money.
(b) Geruthe admits that she set it free.
(c) Geruthe admits that she let it die.
(d) Geruthe admits that she accidentally let it fly away.

10. Why does Geruthe break the embrace with Fengon?
(a) She feels that their desire for each other is a sin.
(b) She is not attracted to Fengon.
(c) She thinks that Fengon is only using her.
(d) She is not accustomed to the affections of a man.

11. What is Gertrude's personal regret about her marriage and King Hamlet's death?
(a) That her husband never loved her.
(b) That her husband didn't confide in her.
(c) That her husband never saw her as the person she really was.
(d) That her husband didn't want more children.

12. What is one reason Horvendil wants his son, Hamblet, to return from school?
(a) To meet his brother.
(b) To reform the church.
(c) To study kingship.
(d) To help his mother.

13. Why does Fengon race to Lokisheim and then return to Elsinore?
(a) He must tell his servents to hide his posessions.
(b) He must hide evidence from the king.
(c) He needs to retrieve a poison to kill the king.
(d) He must retrieve weapons.

14. What story does Fengon tell Geruthe in their first secret meeting?
(a) He tells her a story about love and war.
(b) He tells her a story about his mother.
(c) He tells her a story about Byzantium.
(d) he tells her a story about his brother Horvendil.

15. What is Geruthe's first response to hearing Fengon describe his vow?
(a) She tells Fengon of her love for him.
(b) She tells Fengon that she could never love him.
(c) She leaves the room for air.
(d) She tries to make jest of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has King Hamlet been dead when Claudius is made king?

2. What does Geruthe suggest to Fengon as a solution to their affections for each other?

3. What has Fengon made a vow of renunciation for?

4. How does Horvendil describe Geruthe's attention in the past months?

5. What does Geruthe ask of Corambis?

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