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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. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) To play a game of coins
(b) To try to figure out what is bothering Hamlet
(c) To sing and dance
(d) To explain why they are there

2. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.
(a) The law of geometry
(b) The law of gravity
(c) The law of the land
(d) The law of probability

3. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?
(a) A handful of coins
(b) A single coin
(c) A coin for each actor
(d) A small bag of coins

4. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?
(a) 100 to 0
(b) 121 to 0
(c) 89 to 0
(d) 85 to 6

5. What strange comment does Rosencrantz make about questions?
(a) That he understands the questions but has no answers.
(b) That he remembers when there were no questions.
(c) That questions always lead to more questions.
(d) That questions give him a headache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?

2. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?

3. What does Guildenstern do differently the next time he tosses a coin?

4. What is Guildenstern's observation about their strange situation?

5. As the scene changes from exterior to interior, who enters the stage?

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