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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. Why does Geruthe respond the way she does to Fengon's kiss?
(a) She wants more from Fengon.
(b) She is scared that Fengon will not love her back.
(c) She is not attracted to Fengon.
(d) She is worried about the sin she is committing.

2. Where does Geruthe pass her time waiting in the lakeside lodge?
(a) In the bedroom of the tower.
(b) Outside on the lake.
(c) At the window looking for signs of travelers.
(d) In the kitchen cooking in preparation.

3. How would Gertrude describe Hamlet?
(a) Skeptical and unsatisfied.
(b) Rude and unkind.
(c) Educated and sophisticated.
(d) Stately and strong.

4. What does Horvendil think of Geruthe's actions in the affair?
(a) He believes she was lead into sin by Fengon.
(b) He believes that she was an evil woman all along.
(c) He believes she should be severely punished.
(d) He believes that she planned it all herself and should be punished accordingly.

5. What is one reason Horvendil wants his son, Hamblet, to return from school?
(a) To study kingship.
(b) To meet his brother.
(c) To help his mother.
(d) To reform the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geruthe ask of Corambis?

2. Geruthe is now forty-seven years old. When was the last time Geruthe and Fengon have seen each other?

3. How long has the affair between Geruthe and Fengon taken place when the king finally finds out?

4. Who has betrayed Fengon to the king?

5. What is the first present that Fengon gives Geruthe when they meet for the second time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Geruthe's feelings immediately after she is kissed by Fengon in the royal palace.

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

6. Describe why the first secret meeting with Fengon and Geruthe at the lodge is an awkward event for both characters.

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

8. Describe some reasons why Claudius wants Hamlet to stay at Elsinore and not at Wittenberg.

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

10. Describe Ophelia's ideas about Hamlet and his personality.

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