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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. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?
(a) A handful of coins
(b) A small bag of coins
(c) A coin for each actor
(d) A single coin

2. What is the leader of the traveling group called?
(a) Procurius
(b) Paladin
(c) Player
(d) partner

3. When Guildenstern insists their meeting must have been chance, how does the Player reply?
(a) Stranger things have happened.
(b) There is no chance of chance.
(c) It might have been fate.
(d) It was written into a script.

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

5. 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 that last over three hours
(d) Plays from classical Greek drama

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?

2. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

3. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?

4. How is the Player still trying to appeal to prurient interest to get more money?

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

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