Gertrude and Claudius Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Gertrude and Claudius Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What other event occurs on the same day Gerutha gives birth?
(a) Horwendil becomes king.
(b) Rorik dies.
(c) Horwendil defeats and kills Fortinbras of Norway.
(d) Horwendil leaves Gerutha for another woman.

3. What does Gerutha do to pass the sleigh trip after the wedding?
(a) She makes thorny comments at Horwendil.
(b) She goes to sleep.
(c) She talks sweetly to Horwendil.
(d) She practices sitting pretty.

4. Which of the following is a name in Part 1?
(a) Horvendil.
(b) Gerutha.
(c) Roderick.
(d) Claudius.

5. How is Amleth like his father?
(a) Amleth likes to hunt with his father.
(b) Amleth is a weak warrior.
(c) Amleth is very brutish like his father.
(d) Amleth is very Jutish and behaves like a nobleman.

6. Why don't Gerutha and Horwendil have more children?
(a) Horwendil does not want more children.
(b) They can't afford to have more children.
(c) They try, but Gerutha is unable to get pregnant.
(d) Gerutha does not want more children.

7. Where do Gerutha and Horwendil go immediately after their wedding?
(a) To Feng's house because he missing the wedding.
(b) To Elsinore.
(c) To Odinsheim, Horwedil's home.
(d) To Horwendil's manor next to Elsinore.

8. Who is Gerwendil?
(a) Horwendil's father.
(b) Gerutha's brother.
(c) Rorik's father.
(d) Svend's brother.

9. How does Horwendil make the songbirds sing for Gerutha?
(a) He trains them with seeds for treats.
(b) He shakes the cages until they are frightened into singing.
(c) He releases them into the forest.
(d) He sings until they sing with him.

10. At what age does Feng return to Denmark?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Forty-seven.

11. Which of the following is NOT a name in Part 2?
(a) Corambis.
(b) Geruthe.
(c) Sandro.
(d) Hamlet.

12. What does Gerutha notice about Rorik's face as he gives her his blessing?
(a) She notices that he appears lonely.
(b) She notices that he has a strange scar.
(c) She notices that he looks tired and sick.
(d) She notices that he looks happy for her.

13. How old is Gerutha on her wedding day?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Eighteen years old.
(c) Seventeen years old.
(d) Thirty years old.

14. Which of the following is NOT a name in Part 3?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Horwendil.
(d) Gertrude.

15. Who is Magrit married to?
(a) Rorik.
(b) Corambus.
(c) Sandro.
(d) Feng.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rorik believe that Horwendil is a good match for his daughter?

2. Where do the names in Part 3 of the story come from?

3. Which statement best describes Gerutha's attitude about marrying Horwendil?

4. How does Horwendil respond to Gerutha's thorniness?

5. What happens to Horwendil as he becomes a more accomplished king?

(see the answer keys)

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