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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Fengon returns from Lokisheim, where does he immediately go to in the castle?
(a) To plead with Horvendil.
(b) To see Geruthe.
(c) The audience chamber.
(d) The orchard.

2. Which statement is NOT a reason for Hamlet to stay at Elsinore?
(a) Keep him from raising an army against Claudius.
(b) Help his mother recover from the king's death.
(c) Continue his courtship with Ophelia.
(d) Befriend Claudius.

3. Who kills Horvendil?
(a) Corambis.
(b) Geruthe.
(c) Hamblet.
(d) Fengon.

4. What does Horvendil intend to do with Corambis?
(a) Torture him.
(b) Send him into exile.
(c) Execute him.
(d) Promote him in court.

5. What has Fengon made a vow of renunciation for?
(a) He had renounced his love for Geruthe.
(b) He had renounced his loyality to his brother.
(c) He had renounced his country.
(d) He had renounced the sight, sound, and scent of Geruthe.

6. What does Horvendil intend to do with Fengon?
(a) Seize his assests and banish him.
(b) Torture him.
(c) Execute him.
(d) Make him the court jester.

7. What do Fengon and Corambis speculate about how the king died?
(a) They suspect that he died of old age.
(b) They suspect that a roving theif attacked him.
(c) They suspect that a serpent must have bit the king.
(d) They suspect that the king ate something bad for lunch.

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

9. How does Horvendil describe Geruthe's attention in the past months?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Overripe.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Foul.

10. Why does Horvendil disapprove of Geruthe´s suggestion for their son's future wife?
(a) Horvendil thinks she is selfish and vain.
(b) Horvendil thinks she is shy and dull.
(c) Horvendil thinks she is dramatic and unstable.
(d) Horvendil thinks she is too outspoken.

11. Who does Geruthe suggest as a good wife for Hamblet?
(a) A daughter of a royal cousin.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Fengon's daughter.
(d) A foreign princess.

12. Why does Fengon race to Lokisheim and then return to Elsinore?
(a) He must tell his servents to hide his posessions.
(b) He must retrieve weapons.
(c) He needs to retrieve a poison to kill the king.
(d) He must hide evidence from the king.

13. How does Gertrude feel about King Hamlet's death?
(a) Happy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Mournful.

14. What word best describes how Geruthe feels when she is with Fengon?
(a) Cold.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Silly.

15. How does Horvendil describe Fengon in the audience chamber?
(a) Stupid and slow.
(b) Strong and independent.
(c) Sulky and inferior.
(d) Dark and murderous.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fengon is summoned to the audience chamber, what topic does the king first speak of?

2. What name has Corambis taken upon Fengon's coronation?

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

4. How does Fengon enter the lodge to meet Geruthe?

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

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