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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 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 says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.
(c) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.
(d) He laughs in the Player's face and calls him stupid.

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

3. What is Rosencrantz's reaction to the way the game keeps going?
(a) He laughs and whistles every time he wins a coin.
(b) He is a little embarrassed because he keeps winning.
(c) He is upset because Guildenstern will run out of coins.
(d) He thinks something is odd about the game.

4. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.
(a) The law of geometry
(b) The law of probability
(c) The law of gravity
(d) The law of the land

5. When the troupe moves on, why does the Player stand in one place?
(a) He's waiting for guildenstern to pay him.
(b) He is drunk and cannot walk.
(c) His foot is on Guildenstern's coin.
(d) He waits for Guildenstern to give him permission to leave.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the leader of the traveling group called?

3. What does Guildenstern do with the coins he takes out of his bag?

4. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?

5. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?

(see the answer key)

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