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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. How does Hamlet react when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern confront him?
(a) Hamlet shouts and runs off stage.
(b) Hamlet does not recognize them.
(c) Hamlet asks them what they are doing at court.
(d) Hamlet refers to them as friends and asks how they are.

2. Where does Rosencrantz want to go?
(a) He wants to go home.
(b) He wants to go to Spain.
(c) He wants to go to church.
(d) He wants to go to Denmark.

3. What is the Player's response when Rosencrantz asks if the two of them are enough for an audience?
(a) The Player says it is all right if they pay extra for the show.
(b) He says two is small for an audience but about average for voyeurs.
(c) The Player says they will have to find more people to attend the show.
(d) The Player says they do not have time to put on a show right then.

4. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?
(a) The coin was buried in the sand.
(b) The coin was on heads again.
(c) The coin was on tails.
(d) The coin was almost lost.

5. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?
(a) Plays where the audience participates
(b) Plays from classical Greek drama
(c) Plays that have never been performed before
(d) Plays that last over three hours

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the player tell Guildenstern they are more about?

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

3. What is it that Guildenstern still does not know?

4. Why does Rosencrantz think he can leave?

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

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