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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?
(a) Using only the heaviest coins
(b) Saying a prayer before tossing them
(c) Trying different ways of tossing them
(d) Biting them before tossing them

2. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern identified in Stoppard's script?
(a) Rose and Guild
(b) Ros and Guil
(c) Gentleman one and Gentleman two
(d) Crantz and Stern

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

4. How does Guildenstern see the way the game keeps going?
(a) He think Rosencrantz is cheating, but he cannot prove it.
(b) He does not think about it.
(c) He thinks he must continue to entertain Rosencrantz.
(d) He sees it as odd, perhaps an omen.

5. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?
(a) There are coins scattered all over the stage.
(b) Rosencrantz keeps saying he is tired of playing the game.
(c) Guildenstern asks Rosencrantz to loan him more coins.
(d) Guildenstern's bag is nearly empty while Rosencrantz's bag is full.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rosencrantz begins saying he is afraid, what is it he was going to say before Guildenstern stops him?

2. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?

3. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?

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

5. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?

(see the answer key)

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