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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 Gertrude's personal regret about her marriage and King Hamlet's death?
(a) That her husband didn't confide in her.
(b) That her husband didn't want more children.
(c) That her husband never loved her.
(d) That her husband never saw her as the person she really was.

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

3. Who has betrayed Fengon to the king?
(a) Sandro.
(b) Hamblet.
(c) Corambis.
(d) Ophelia.

4. How does Ophelia describe Hamlet to Gertrude?
(a) He can be very short tempered and violent.
(b) He can be very moody and difficult to be around.
(c) He can be very sweet and romantic.
(d) He can be very slow to think and make decisions.

5. What is Horvendil's primary concern about his brother Fengon?
(a) That Fengon will kill Hamblet.
(b) That Fengon covets the throne.
(c) That Fengon is in love with his wife.
(d) That Fengon is of bad health.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gertrude feel about King Hamlet's death?

2. Why does Geruthe want to get rid of Corambis?

3. What does Geruthe want from Fengon?

4. How would Gertrude describe Hamlet?

5. After Fengon returns from Lokisheim, where does he immediately go to in the castle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe two reasons why Horvendil wants Hamblet to return from his studies at Wittenberg.

6. Describe how Fengon feels about his brother while he is in the audience chamber.

7. What did Geruthe do with Bathsheba the falcon?

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

9. What does Geruthe need from Fengon to confirm that he really loves and understands her?

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

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