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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 55-84.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Guildenstern press on Rosencrantz during their discussion of the game?
(a) If he would feel the same having lost that many times
(b) If he wants to spin one last coin double or nothing
(c) If he wants to spin the coins himself
(d) If he knows any other game they could play

2. What is Rosencrantz's emotional condition as a result of his encounters?
(a) Rosencrantz continues to feel stressed and seems to feel a death is coming.
(b) He is apologetic for winning all of Guildenstern's money.
(c) He is confident that everything will now turn out all right.
(d) He understands everything that is happening around him.

3. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?
(a) The coins seem to disappear.
(b) The coins are made of wood.
(c) The coins never leave Guildenstern's hand.
(d) The coins all come up heads.

4. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks where he is going?
(a) The Player answers that he is going to Denmark.
(b) The Player retorts that he can come and go as he pleases.
(c) The Player responds that he is going to find Hamlet.
(d) The Player tells him he is going to wash costumes.

5. How many corpses does the Player say the drama will have at the end?
(a) A hundred
(b) Eight
(c) Six
(d) Four

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?

2. What does the Player say to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern upon meeting them on the road?

3. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?

4. What mime does Rosencrantz perform during the discussion of death?

5. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

(see the answer key)

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