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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 event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?
(a) A question for which he had no answer
(b) A man coming to summon them to court
(c) A play he saw about death
(d) A time when he had not studied for an examination

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

3. Trying to determine what Rosencrantz wants to see, what does the Player mention not too subtly?
(a) Bawdy barroom ballads acted out by the mimes as the musician splay and sing
(b) Rapes are mentioned and he alludes to wives and "ravished virgins" and asks if he is getting warm.
(c) Great Tragedies and comedies they have performed before kings
(d) Adam and Eve in the Garden in their original costumes

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the troupe moves on, why does the Player stand in one place?

2. What is Polonius' message for Claudius?

3. What does Rosencrantz remember about Hamlet?

4. What decision do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find impossible to make?

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

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