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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fengon is summoned to the audience chamber, what topic does the king first speak of?
(a) The future of the throne.
(b) Domestic affairs.
(c) His affair with Geruthe.
(d) The weather.

2. When do Gertrude and Claudius marry?
(a) One year after King Hamlet's death.
(b) Five weeks after King Hamlet's death.
(c) One month after King Hamlet's death.
(d) Five days after King Hamlet's death.

3. What has Hamblet studied at the university?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Scientific method.
(c) Religion.
(d) Economics.

4. 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.

5. 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 accidentally let it fly away.
(d) Geruthe admits that she let it die.

6. 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 didn't want more children.
(d) That her husband never saw her as the person she really was.

7. What language inspires Fengon's choice of name?
(a) Iberian.
(b) Roman.
(c) Latin.
(d) Greek.

8. What does Geruthe ask of Corambis?
(a) For the use of his country house.
(b) For the use of his horse and carriage.
(c) For advice on Ophelia.
(d) For advice on conspiring against the king.

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

10. Horvendil asks Fengon why he has always had such hatred. How does Fengon respond to this question?
(a) Fengon replies with silence.
(b) Fengon replies by leaving the audience chamber.
(c) Fengon says he has hated him since childhood, because he has always been favored.
(d) Fengon says it is not hate, but feels tht Horvendil is "strangely negligible."

11. What does Geruthe want from Fengon?
(a) She wants his undying love.
(b) She wants tangible things including presents.
(c) She wants his fame and fortune.
(d) She wants him to leave Denmark.

12. What word best describes how Geruthe feels when she is with Fengon?
(a) Sensual.
(b) Silly.
(c) Cold.
(d) Afraid.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fengon come to see Geruthe at the lodge?

2. Why is Claudius angry with the young Hamlet after King Hamlet dies?

3. What doesn't Horvendil like about his son's chosen area of study?

4. When does Horvendil summon Fengon to inform him that the affair with Geruthe is common knowledge?

5. What does Geruthe tell Corambis that the favor is for?

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