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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Horvendil's primary concern about his brother Fengon?
(a) That Fengon is of bad health.
(b) That Fengon covets the throne.
(c) That Fengon is in love with his wife.
(d) That Fengon will kill Hamblet.

2. How does Horvendil describe Geruthe's attention in the past months?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Overripe.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Foul.

3. How would Claudius describe Hamlet?
(a) Bright and engaged.
(b) Strong but foolish.
(c) Intelligent but frail.
(d) Sneeky and evil.

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

5. What does Geruthe tell Corambis that the favor is for?
(a) To put Hamblet on the throne.
(b) To meet in secret with Fengon.
(c) To learn Christianity better.
(d) To give her space to relax.

6. Who has betrayed Fengon to the king?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Hamblet.
(c) Sandro.
(d) Corambis.

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

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

9. How does Ophelia describe Hamlet to Gertrude?
(a) He can be very slow to think and make decisions.
(b) He can be very short tempered and violent.
(c) He can be very moody and difficult to be around.
(d) He can be very sweet and romantic.

10. What is the sin that Fengon believes Geruthe and himself have committed in their affair?
(a) That they have been unloyal.
(b) Breaking the laws of love and nature.
(c) Breaking Geruthe's marriage vows.
(d) That they have been dishonest.

11. How old is Ophelia when she is summoned to Gertrude's chambers?
(a) Fifteen years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Eighteen years old.
(d) Twenty-nine years old.

12. Why does Geruthe summon Corambis on a day that the king is out?
(a) Because she is afraid Corambis will not see her if the king is near.
(b) Because she thinks that the king would interfer in their conversation.
(c) Because she is afraid that the king would be curious about their conversation.
(d) Because she thinks Corambis would tell the king if he were in the castle.

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

14. What name has Fengon taken upon coronation?
(a) Feng.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Claudius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Fengon tell Geruthe in their first secret meeting?

2. How does Ophelia describe Hamlet's disposition to women?

3. How does Gertrude feel about King Hamlet's death?

4. Where does Geruthe pass her time waiting in the lakeside lodge?

5. What has Hamblet studied at the university?

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