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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Rosencrantz kicks one of the large barrels?
(a) The lid pops open.
(b) It yells at him.
(c) It tips over.
(d) The music stops.

2. What does Guildenstern explain to Rosencrantz about Hamlet's whereabouts?
(a) That he has escaped to Norway.
(b) That he is being interrogated by the King.
(c) That he is being taken to England by a soldier.
(d) That he has gone into hiding.

3. Who do the two dead spies on stage turn out to be?
(a) Alfred and the Player
(b) Claudius and Gertrude
(c) Guildenstern and Rosencrantz
(d) Hamlet and Ophelia

4. What decision do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find impossible to make?
(a) Whether to believe anyone who speaks to them
(b) Whether to go or stay
(c) Go looking for Hamlet
(d) Leave in opposite directions from each other

5. What is it that Guildenstern still does not know?
(a) Where they are
(b) What the weather is like
(c) Why people come in and out
(d) Which way is east

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hamlet say the body of Polonius is?

2. What does Rosencrantz say when Guildenstern wonders if they will ever return?

3. What does Rosencrantz demand of the troupe?

4. Who are the last to die?

5. In their conversation, what does the audience gather about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the funny bowing scene with Hamlet and Claudius.

2. What advice does Rosencrantz give the Player whose troupe is invited to entertain at court?

3. What clue is there as to Hamlet's mental condition?

4. What happens over the subject of money?

5. Describe the hilarious scene involving the belts of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

6. After a blackout when someone shouts for the lights to come up, what does the audience see?

7. What leads up to the death scene and how does it play out?

8. What causes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to laugh over the new coin game?

9. What game does Rosencrantz initiate on the ship?

10. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern trying to figure out where they are?

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