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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. What happens to Horwendil as he becomes a more accomplished king?
(a) He becomes increasingly more distant to Gerutha.
(b) He becomes a much better warrior with age.
(c) He becomes more interested in other women.
(d) He becomes more romantic.

2. Who was missing from Gerutha and Horwendil's wedding that upsets Horwendil?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) Gerutha's father, Rorik.
(d) His brother, Feng.

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

4. How does Horwendil respond to Gerutha's thorniness?
(a) He becomes angry and violent.
(b) He loves her more.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He becomes frusterated and leaves her.

5. What does Feng give Gerutha as a gift during her visit?
(a) A locket.
(b) A falcon.
(c) A horse.
(d) A love letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gerutha´s handmaiden?

2. What words best describe Amleth as a baby and child?

3. Which of the following is a name in Part 3?

4. What other event occurs on the same day Gerutha gives birth?

5. What does the situation with the songbirds reveal about Horwendil's personality?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gerutha find disturbing about falconry?

3. Describe Feng's personality and character.

4. Describe the conversation Gerutha has with Corambus about her son Amleth.

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

6. Describe Ophelia and why she is considered beautiful.

7. What is disappointing about the name Amleth for Gerutha?

8. Describe why Feng feels he must leave Denmark.

9. What does Gerutha think of married women?

10. How does King Rorik try to convince his daughter that she will come to love Horwendil?

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