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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 20-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.
(b) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.
(c) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(d) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.

2. Trying to determine what Rosencrantz wants to see, what does the Player mention not too subtly?
(a) Adam and Eve in the Garden in their original costumes
(b) Great Tragedies and comedies they have performed before kings
(c) Rapes are mentioned and he alludes to wives and "ravished virgins" and asks if he is getting warm.
(d) Bawdy barroom ballads acted out by the mimes as the musician splay and sing

3. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?
(a) The law of Hammurabi
(b) The law of relativity
(c) The law of gravity
(d) The law of diminishing returns

4. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?
(a) It tells him that Rosencrantz is hiding a secret.
(b) It tells him that he will soon start winning.
(c) It assures him that the law of self interest is still working.
(d) It tells him that no natural laws are at work at the moment.

5. What is the Player's reaction when Guildenstern says he may be able to use his influence at the court to get them shows?
(a) The Player offers to put on a free show for them.
(b) The Player runs away.
(c) The Player doubts his word.
(d) The Player falls at his feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?

2. How many times does Rosencrantz say he has won the game?

3. What is the fanciful conversation started by Guildenstern when Rosencrantz hears a sound.

4. What type of performance does the Player say they can put on for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

5. What is the source of the sounds Rosencrantz had heard?

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