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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. What does Rosencrantz say that Guildenstern must be feeling?
(a) Weariness
(b) Poorer
(c) Anger
(d) Boredom

2. What does Guildenstern mean when he says he is afraid, too?
(a) He is afraid that someone is coming.
(b) He is afraid that it really is his day.
(c) He is afraid that the weather is causing the results.
(d) He is afraid that he has run out of coins.

3. What does the Player say to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern upon meeting them on the road?
(a) They he is surprised to find gentlemen there.
(b) That there are highwaymen about.
(c) That there is strength in numbers.
(d) That it is a lucky thing they came along.

4. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?
(a) It tells him that he will soon start winning.
(b) It assures him that the law of self interest is still working.
(c) It tells him that Rosencrantz is hiding a secret.
(d) It tells him that no natural laws are at work at the moment.

5. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?
(a) Draw his sword
(b) Keep playing until he started to win
(c) Quit before he lost everything
(d) Examine the coins

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?

3. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern identified in Stoppard's script?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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