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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. Why does Corambis tell Fengon the king's afternoon plans?
(a) So that Fengon can help Corambis escape the castle.
(b) So that Fengon can plan a chance to talk again with Horvendil.
(c) So that Fengon can meet with Geruthe one last time.
(d) So that Fengon can plan a good time to kill Horvendil.

2. How long has King Hamlet been dead when Claudius is made king?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What story does Fengon tell Geruthe in their first secret meeting?
(a) He tells her a story about Byzantium.
(b) he tells her a story about his brother Horvendil.
(c) He tells her a story about his mother.
(d) He tells her a story about love and war.

4. When Fengon is summoned to the audience chamber, what topic does the king first speak of?
(a) The weather.
(b) His affair with Geruthe.
(c) Domestic affairs.
(d) The future of the throne.

5. What does Geruthe admit to doing with the falcon?
(a) Geruthe admits that she sold it for money.
(b) Geruthe admits that she accidentally let it fly away.
(c) Geruthe admits that she let it die.
(d) Geruthe admits that she set it free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name has Fengon taken upon coronation?

2. How does Ophelia describe Hamlet to Gertrude?

3. What does Geruthe suggest to Fengon as a solution to their affections for each other?

4. What language inspires Fengon's choice of name?

5. How would Gertrude describe Hamlet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Horvendil think that Ophelia is a poor choice for a wife?

9. What did Geruthe do with Bathsheba the falcon?

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

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