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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 Guildenstern do differently the next time he tosses a coin?
(a) He lets it land in his other hand.
(b) He rubs the coin on his shirt before tossing it.
(c) He tosses two coins at once.
(d) He tosses it much farther away.

2. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?
(a) 100 to 0
(b) 85 to 6
(c) 121 to 0
(d) 89 to 0

3. How does Guildenstern see the way the game keeps going?
(a) He sees it as odd, perhaps an omen.
(b) He thinks he must continue to entertain Rosencrantz.
(c) He does not think about it.
(d) He think Rosencrantz is cheating, but he cannot prove it.

4. What does Guildenstern suggest they do with Hamlet?
(a) That they should blackmail Hamlet.
(b) That they should threaten Hamlet.
(c) That they should move Hamlet toward pleasurable things
(d) That they should kidnap him.

5. What are the instruments the musicians play?
(a) Horn, flute, and harpsichord
(b) Drum, flute, and horn
(c) Bagpipe, horn, and cymbals
(d) Trumpet, drum, and harp

Short Answer Questions

1. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?

2. What is the Player's reaction when Guildenstern says he may be able to use his influence at the court to get them shows?

3. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?

4. What exchange is there between Hamlet and Ophelia?

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

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