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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Horvendil asks Fengon why he has always had such hatred. How does Fengon respond to this question?
(a) Fengon says he has hated him since childhood, because he has always been favored.
(b) Fengon replies with silence.
(c) Fengon says it is not hate, but feels tht Horvendil is "strangely negligible."
(d) Fengon replies by leaving the audience chamber.

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

3. What does Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
(a) Escape from Denmark.
(b) Study at Wittenberg.
(c) Stay at Elsinore.
(d) Marry an English girl.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Horvendil describe Fengon in the audience chamber?

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

4. What does Geruthe admit to doing with the falcon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Geruthe need from Fengon to confirm that he really loves and understands her?

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

4. Describe why Claudius is angry with Hamlet after King Hamlet's death.

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

6. What did Geruthe do with Bathsheba the falcon?

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

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

9. Why does Gertrude agree to marry Claudius so soon after King Hamlet's death?

10. Describe the situation that causes Geruthe to desire Fengon.

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