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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. What does Geruthe do immediately after she is kissed by Fengon in the royal palace?

2. What doesn't Horvendil like about his son's chosen area of study?

3. What does Geruthe want from Fengon?

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

5. What is Geruthe's intention with Fengon the third time she meets with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Geruthe asks for the help of Corambis in order to secretly meet with Fengon.

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

5. What did Geruthe do with Bathsheba the falcon?

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

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

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

9. Describe the plan to kill Horvendil.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Geruthe and Fengon have different ideas of love. The difference makes the affair awkward at first until Fengon proves that he understands Geruthe's needs in love. Choose one of the following options to write an essay.

1. Describe the difference between Geruthe and Fengon in terms of their ideals in love.

2. Geruthe has been a married woman for many years. Fengon was married but for only a few years. How do you think this affects their ideals in love?

3. What does Geruthe need from Fengon before she can continue the affair? Why is this so important to her?

Essay Topic 2

Gerutha finds a companion in Feng and eventually desires him more than Horwendil. Answer the questions to create a three part essay.

Part 1. What is so attractive about Feng to Gerutha? What does Gerutha see in Feng that she desires?

Part 2. How is Feng different than his brother Horwendil? Is this difference attractive to Gerutha? Why?

Part 3. What do you think is more important to Gerutha, a man who listens or a man who talks? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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