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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 84-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rosencrantz's reply when Guildenstern asks if he contradicts himself?
(a) Rosencrantz asks what they have to go on.
(b) Rosencrantz pretends he doesn't hear Guildenstern.
(c) Rosencrantz assures him he is not.
(d) Rosencrantz asks if he is talking to him.

2. When Guildenstern insists their meeting must have been chance, how does the Player reply?
(a) It was written into a script.
(b) Stranger things have happened.
(c) There is no chance of chance.
(d) It might have been fate.

3. What does Rosencrantz say when Guildenstern wonders if they will ever return?
(a) He says thay cannot return because they do not know where they are.
(b) He says he will never leave home again.
(c) He asks why they would ever want to return.
(d) He says they will return when the weather is warmer.

4. Who enters after Hamlet and Ophelia exit the stage?
(a) Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony
(b) Ariel and Puck
(c) The Player and the troupe
(d) Claudius and Gertrude

5. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?
(a) By two of the actors
(b) By two donkeys
(c) By the two musicians
(d) By two white horses

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?

2. If they discover what is troubling Hamlet, what does Rosencrantz want to know?

3. What does the player tell Guildenstern they are more about?

4. What does Rosencrantz remember about Hamlet?

5. What is strange about where Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are throughout the entire play?

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