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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 20-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rosencrantz begins saying he is afraid, what is it he was going to say before Guildenstern stops him?
(a) That it just wasn't Guildenstern's day.
(b) That he was becoming tired of playing.
(c) That they must be dreaming.
(d) That something was dreadfully wrong.

2. What is the fanciful conversation started by Guildenstern when Rosencrantz hears a sound.
(a) About the fife and drum
(b) About calssical music
(c) About things that go bump in the night
(d) About unicorns

3. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?
(a) The coin was buried in the sand.
(b) The coin was almost lost.
(c) The coin was on heads again.
(d) The coin was on tails.

4. 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) Adam and Eve in the Garden in their original costumes
(c) Rapes are mentioned and he alludes to wives and "ravished virgins" and asks if he is getting warm.
(d) Great Tragedies and comedies they have performed before kings

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?

2. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?

3. When Guildenstern insists their meeting must have been chance, how does the Player reply?

4. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?

5. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?

(see the answer key)

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