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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 is Geruthe's intention with Fengon the third time she meets with him?
(a) She plans to kiss him.
(b) She plans to bring him to the king for treason.
(c) She plans to put a stop to their secret meetings.
(d) She plans to tell him to leave Denmark.

2. When does Horvendil summon Fengon to inform him that the affair with Geruthe is common knowledge?
(a) Christmas time.
(b) The beginning of spring.
(c) The end of August.
(d) The end of October.

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

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

5. Geruthe is now forty-seven years old. When was the last time Geruthe and Fengon have seen each other?
(a) Twelve years ago.
(b) Last night.
(c) Last week.
(d) One year ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Hamblet studied at the university?

2. What does Geruthe want from Fengon?

3. How does Horvendil describe Geruthe's attention in the past months?

4. What does Geruthe ask of Corambis?

5. Why does Fengon come to see Geruthe at the lodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some reasons why Claudius wants Hamlet to stay at Elsinore and not at Wittenberg.

2. What do Fengon and Corambis say about the king´s death?

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

4. Describe Ophelia's ideas about Hamlet and his personality.

5. What does Horvendil infer about how his son spends his nights at the university compared to what Geruthe infers?

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

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

8. Describe why the first secret meeting with Fengon and Geruthe at the lodge is an awkward event for both characters.

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

10. What was Corambis's involvement with the king's murder?

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