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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 Rosencrantz tell the Player about Hamlet?
(a) That he keeps changing the subject.
(b) That he is not acting like himself.
(c) That he won't talk to them.
(d) That he may be an imposter.

2. 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 last over three hours
(d) Plays that have never been performed before

3. What makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern laugh at this new coin game?
(a) The coin fall on tails every time
(b) They have invented a new game
(c) Guildenstern wins back all his coins
(d) Both of Rosencrantz's hands are empty

4. What strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?
(a) Rocks
(b) Fish
(c) Monkeys
(d) Apples

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosencrantz say that Guildenstern must be feeling?

2. Where does the Player say they got The Murder of Gonzago?

3. What does Gertrude tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

4. In what way is Rosencrantz defensive as he discusses the game with Guildenstern?

5. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern threaten to do to the Player?

(see the answer key)

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