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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 34-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leaving Claudius and Gertrude, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are met by which character?
(a) Ophelia
(b) Hamlet
(c) Romeo
(d) Polonius

2. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?
(a) They make tally marks on the ground.
(b) Rosencrantz uses tennis term to keep score, but nothing makes sense.
(c) Rosencrantz gives guildenstern a coin for each correct answer.
(d) They get ten points for each unanswerable question.

3. How does Guildenstern win money from the Player and the troupe?
(a) He plays a shell game.
(b) He calls all coin tosses as tails.
(c) He calls all coin tosses as heads.
(d) He bets they cannot guess his birthday.

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

5. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?
(a) He says he is not really thinking about the game.
(b) He says that he doesn't mind losing because Rosencrantz is his friend.
(c) He says there is suspense while the coins are in the air.
(d) He says there are plenty more coins where those came from.

Short Answer Questions

1. After everyone else has left the stage, how does the speech of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern change?

2. What is the Player's apology to Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

3. How does Rosencrantz show that he is confused?

4. What is the Player's response when Rosencrantz asks if the two of them are enough for an audience?

5. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?

(see the answer key)

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