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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fengon do that starts his meeting with Geruthe badly?
(a) He gives Geruthe a rose.
(b) He tells Geruthe that she could look better.
(c) He enters the lodge in a very rough and awkward manner.
(d) He falls on the steps and injures his knee.

2. Who does Geruthe suggest as a good wife for Hamblet?
(a) A daughter of a royal cousin.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) A foreign princess.
(d) Fengon's daughter.

3. Which statement is NOT a reason for Hamlet to stay at Elsinore?
(a) Continue his courtship with Ophelia.
(b) Help his mother recover from the king's death.
(c) Befriend Claudius.
(d) Keep him from raising an army against Claudius.

4. How does Gertrude feel about King Hamlet's death?
(a) Mournful.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Happy.
(d) Relieved.

5. What does Horvendil intend to do with Fengon?
(a) Execute him.
(b) Seize his assests and banish him.
(c) Torture him.
(d) Make him the court jester.

6. Why does Corambis agree to giving Geruthe what she asks for?
(a) Because Corambis is in love with Geruthe.
(b) Because he remembers the girl she was before she married Horvendil.
(c) Because Geruthe asked so nicely.
(d) Because he is aways loyal to the king.

7. What doesn't Horvendil like about his son's chosen area of study?
(a) That it will make him a weak king.
(b) That it is not congruent with the beliefs of the church.
(c) That it is not useful.
(d) That it will make him a poor husband.

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

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

10. When does Horvendil summon Fengon to inform him that the affair with Geruthe is common knowledge?
(a) The beginning of spring.
(b) Christmas time.
(c) The end of August.
(d) The end of October.

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

12. What is Horvendil thinking of doing with Corambus?
(a) Promote him and his family.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Retire him, so he is far from the throne.
(d) Run him out of the country.

13. What does Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
(a) Escape from Denmark.
(b) Study at Wittenberg.
(c) Marry an English girl.
(d) Stay at Elsinore.

14. What does Geruthe think of Fengon's idea of love?
(a) She thinks it is perfect.
(b) She thinks it is unattenable.
(c) She thinks it is ridiculous.
(d) She thinks it is sweet.

15. Why does Geruthe want to get rid of Corambis?
(a) Because he is going to tell the king Geruthe's secret.
(b) Because he is conspiring against Fengon.
(c) Because he owes the court a sum of money.
(d) Because the secret they share is starting to make Geruthe uncomfortable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Horvendil asks Fengon why he has always had such hatred. How does Fengon respond to this question?

2. What is the first present that Fengon gives Geruthe when they meet for the second time?

3. What is Gertrude's personal regret about her marriage and King Hamlet's death?

4. What gift does Fengon give Geruthe that changes her mind about having an affair?

5. When Fengon is summoned to the audience chamber, what topic does the king first speak of?

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