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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. Who does Geruthe suggest as a good wife for Hamblet?
(a) Fengon's daughter.
(b) A daughter of a royal cousin.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) A foreign princess.

2. How does Geruthe describe her idea of love?
(a) Skyey.
(b) Earthy.
(c) Flowery.
(d) Natural.

3. What name has Corambis taken upon Fengon's coronation?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Polonius.
(c) Corambous.
(d) Hamlet.

4. In Horvendil's words, what is the cause of people suffering?
(a) People making bad decisions.
(b) People forced into bad situations.
(c) People made victim of a bad king.
(d) Disrupting the flow of goodness from God to king to the people.

5. What doesn't Horvendil like about his son's chosen area of study?
(a) That it is not useful.
(b) That it is not congruent with the beliefs of the church.
(c) That it will make him a poor husband.
(d) That it will make him a weak king.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fengon enter the lodge to meet Geruthe?

2. What does Geruthe ask of Corambis?

3. What is one reason Horvendil wants his son, Hamblet, to return from school?

4. What name has Fengon taken upon coronation?

5. What does Horvendil think of Geruthe's actions in the affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Geruthe suddenly wants to be rid of Corambis.

2. Describe the plan to kill Horvendil.

3. Describe the name changes that take place upon Claudius's coronation.

4. Describe why Claudius is angry with Hamlet after King Hamlet's death.

5. Describe how Horvendil behaves in the audience chamber when he speaks to Fengon.

6. Why does Gertrude agree to marry Claudius so soon after King Hamlet's death?

7. How does Gertrude feel about the King's death?

8. Describe the situation that causes Geruthe to desire Fengon.

9. What has changed in Fengon after he leaves the audience chamber with Horvendil?

10. Why does Geruthe believe that Ophelia would be a good wife for Hamblet?

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