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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story is a prequel to what other famous drama?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) The Twelfth Night.
(d) A Christmas Carol.

2. In what city does the Hamlet story have a history of being printed?
(a) Dublin.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. Why does Gerutha use the phrase ". . . no woman wants to be a mere piece of furniture, to be bartered for and then sat upon?"
(a) To state her opinion of Horwendil.
(b) To explain to her father her feelings about being promised to Horwendil.
(c) To insult Horwendil's intelligence.
(d) To clearify her feelings about bar stools.

4. What is unfair about how Rorik treats Horwendil compared to how he treats Feng?
(a) Rorik gives Horwendil a larger manor than Feng when the brothers come to visit.
(b) Rorik allows Feng to hunt with his horses during the their visit.
(c) Rorik allows Feng to visit Gerutha more than Horwendil.
(d) Rorik pays Horwendil double the money of Feng, although the brothers completed the same service.

5. Why does Feng leave Denmark?
(a) To escape the temptation of Gerutha.
(b) To battle in other countries.
(c) To study in a university.
(d) To flee his angry brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Horwendil talk about on the trip after their wedding?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a name in Part 1?

4. What does Gerutha think about Horwendil?

5. What words best describe Gerutha as a wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rorik's physical appearance as he is introduced in the story.

2. Describe Gerutha's physical appearance as a young woman when she is first introduced in the story.

3. Describe King Rorik's view of love and marriage.

4. How does Horwendil and Gerutha's wedding night prove that Horwendil is not truly interested in Gerutha?

5. What does Gerutha think of married women?

6. Describe how Gerutha, Horwendil, Amblet, and Feng's names change in parts 2 and 3 of the story.

7. Where do the names come from in the story?

8. Describe Ophelia and why she is considered beautiful.

9. Describe Horwendil's personality.

10. Describe Gerutha's prediction of Horwendil as a husband.

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