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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 assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.
(b) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(c) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.
(d) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.

2. What does Guildenstern see when he looks at the coin after trying a new method?
(a) Nothing. The coin has disappeared.
(b) Tails
(c) His hand is dirty.
(d) Heads

3. How does Guildenstern win money from the Player and the troupe?
(a) He plays a shell game.
(b) He bets they cannot guess his birthday.
(c) He calls all coin tosses as tails.
(d) He calls all coin tosses as heads.

4. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?
(a) Musical instruments
(b) Bread
(c) A show
(d) Alfred

5. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any famous people
(b) Any popular songs
(c) Any plays
(d) Any playwrights

Short Answer Questions

1. As characters enter and exit the stage, what is Rosencrantz's objection?

2. What does Rosencrantz say he remembers about questions in the past?

3. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

4. How does Hamlet react when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern confront him?

5. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?

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