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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 84-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?
(a) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.
(b) He says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.
(c) He laughs in the Player's face and calls him stupid.
(d) He draws his sword and tells the Player if he suggests that again, he will kill him.

2. If they discover what is troubling Hamlet, what does Rosencrantz want to know?
(a) Will they be free to go home?
(b) Will they have to do something else?
(c) Will they tell anyone?
(d) Will they get a large reward?

3. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?
(a) Alfred
(b) Bread
(c) Musical instruments
(d) A show

4. Why does Rosencrantz think he can leave?
(a) He says no one will miss them.
(b) He says they have permission to go.
(c) He says Hamlet doesn't want them there.
(d) He says they've been there long enough.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is seen in their failure to trap Hamlet with their belts?

2. What is strange about where Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are throughout the entire play?

3. How does Guildenstern win money from the Player and the troupe?

4. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?

5. What strange comment does Rosencrantz make about questions?

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