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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 summon Corambis on a day that the king is out?
(a) Because she is afraid that the king would be curious about their conversation.
(b) Because she thinks Corambis would tell the king if he were in the castle.
(c) Because she thinks that the king would interfer in their conversation.
(d) Because she is afraid Corambis will not see her if the king is near.
2. Where does Geruthe pass her time waiting in the lakeside lodge?
(a) In the bedroom of the tower.
(b) In the kitchen cooking in preparation.
(c) At the window looking for signs of travelers.
(d) Outside on the lake.
3. What is Gertrude's personal regret about her marriage and King Hamlet's death?
(a) That her husband never loved her.
(b) That her husband didn't want more children.
(c) That her husband never saw her as the person she really was.
(d) That her husband didn't confide in her.
4. When Fengon is summoned to the audience chamber, what topic does the king first speak of?
(a) Domestic affairs.
(b) The future of the throne.
(c) The weather.
(d) His affair with Geruthe.
5. How does Horvendil describe Geruthe's attention in the past months?
(a) Overripe.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Foul.
(d) Sweet.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Fengon come to see Geruthe at the lodge?
2. What is the first present that Fengon gives Geruthe when they meet for the second time?
3. How does Gertrude feel about King Hamlet's death?
4. How old is Ophelia when she is summoned to Gertrude's chambers?
5. What does Geruthe suggest to Fengon as a solution to their affections for each other?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the plan to kill Horvendil.
2. Describe how Geruthe asks for the help of Corambis in order to secretly meet with Fengon.
3. Describe why Geruthe suddenly wants to be rid of Corambis.
4. How does Gertrude feel about the King's death?
5. Describe how Horvendil behaves in the audience chamber when he speaks to Fengon.
6. Describe how Fengon feels about his brother while he is in the audience chamber.
7. Describe why Claudius is angry with Hamlet after King Hamlet's death.
8. What does Geruthe need from Fengon to confirm that he really loves and understands her?
9. What did Geruthe do with Bathsheba the falcon?
10. What does Horvendil infer about how his son spends his nights at the university compared to what Geruthe infers?
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