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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. Which statement best describes Gerutha's attitude about marrying Horwendil?
(a) Reluctant and intolerant.
(b) Calm and quiet.
(c) Nervous and scared.
(d) Overjoyed and excited.

2. Which statement best describes Gerutha's response to the songbirds?
(a) Quietly content.
(b) Confused and silent.
(c) Sad and empathetic.
(d) Angry and frusterated.

3. What is made clear about Gerutha's opinion of Horwendil?
(a) That she thinks he is ugly and undesirable.
(b) That she thinks he is selfish brute.
(c) The she thinks he has the ability to be romantic.
(d) That she thinks he will be a good husband.

4. What happened to Gerutha´s mother, Ona, when Gertrude was three years old?
(a) Her mother disappeared.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) Her mother left the family to live in France.
(d) Her mother was removed from the family.

5. 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 pays Horwendil double the money of Feng, although the brothers completed the same service.
(c) Rorik allows Feng to visit Gerutha more than Horwendil.
(d) Rorik allows Feng to hunt with his horses during the their visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is evidence that Horwendil does not really love Gerutha?

2. Who is Laertes?

3. How does Horwendil respond to Gerutha's thorniness?

4. How do Gerutha and Feng usually pass their time together?

5. Where does the original ancient Hamlet legend come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Horwendil's personality.

2. Describe why Feng feels he must leave Denmark.

3. Describe Gerutha on her wedding night.

4. Describe your view of the history between King Rorik and Ona.

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

6. What does Gerutha think of married women?

7. Describe Ophelia and why she is considered beautiful.

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

9. Describe Feng's personality and character.

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

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