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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 55-84.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what kind of death does the Player say people only believe?
(a) Death on a stage
(b) Death of an actor
(c) Their own death
(d) Death at sea

4. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?
(a) That the coins are heavier on one side than the other.
(b) That he is somehow willing for Rosencrantz to win.
(c) That his arm has grown too tired to toss properly.
(d) That he needs to learn how to toss coins.

5. What does Guildenstern do with the coins he takes out of his bag?
(a) Spins them
(b) Buys fruit
(c) Bites them
(d) Gives them to beggars

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does Guildenstern put to the Player?

3. What is Rosencrantz's emotional condition as a result of his encounters?

4. What is the Player's apology to Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

5. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

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