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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Horvendil disapprove of Geruthe´s suggestion for their son's future wife?

2. What is Horvendil thinking of doing with Corambus?

3. Why does Geruthe summon Corambis on a day that the king is out?

4. What has Hamblet studied at the university?

5. Why does Geruthe think that Corambus's daughter is a good match for Hamblet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both the brothers, Claudius and Hamlet, have their time at the throne. Create an essay from your opinions to the following questions. Which brother do you think makes a better king? Why? What characteristics make a good king or bad king? Who deserves to be king more, Feng or Horwendil?

Essay Topic 2

Falconry is a common sport at the time of the story. Gerutha is disturbed by the sport's violence and the blinding of the falcons involved. Write a three part essay to discuss your answers to the following questions.

Part 1. Describe why Gertutha is made uncomfortable with the falcons used for sport.

Part 2. Explain the analogy between the blinded falcon and the affair of Gerutha and Feng.

Part 3. Describe how Gerutha feels after she releases Bathsheba. Do you think it is similar to the remorse of a passed love?

Essay Topic 3

An ongoing theme in the story is determining what is ethical, moral, or the right decision to make. Explain your opinion to the following points in the form of an essay. Name three decisions made by characters in the story that you believe could be considered morally or ethically wrong. Do you believe that any of these decision are acceptable given the circumstances of the characters involved? Why or why not are their actions excusable?

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