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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Section 1 (page 163 to 187).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words best describe Gerutha as a wife?
(a) Sad, quiet, and sulky.
(b) Good, compliant, and gracious.
(c) Angry, thorny, and disrespectful.
(d) Happy, bubbly, and talkative.

2. Who is Ljot related to?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Rorik.
(c) Svend.
(d) Thord.

3. Who does Gerutha confide in when she becomes worried about Amleth's moodiness?
(a) Her chambermaid.
(b) Corumbus.
(c) Horwendil.
(d) Her father.

4. What does Rorik believe about love?
(a) That love must be earned by good deeds.
(b) That love is not necessary in a marriage.
(c) That love comes naturally between a man and a woman.
(d) That love is a silly idea for weak men.

5. In what season do Gerutha and Horwendil get married?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Geruthe's first response to hearing Fengon describe his vow?

2. What does Horvendil think of Geruthe's actions in the affair?

3. What is the important event that occurs in the springtime for Gerutha.

4. Who has betrayed Fengon to the king?

5. How does Ophelia describe Hamlet's disposition to women?

(see the answer key)

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