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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 strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?
(a) Rocks
(b) Apples
(c) Fish
(d) Monkeys

2. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?
(a) Plays that last over three hours
(b) Plays from classical Greek drama
(c) Plays that have never been performed before
(d) Plays where the audience participates

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 it is a lucky thing they came along.
(c) That there is strength in numbers.
(d) That there are highwaymen about.

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

5. 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 upset because Guildenstern will run out of coins.
(c) He is a little embarrassed because he keeps winning.
(d) He thinks something is odd about the game.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?

2. Trying to determine what Rosencrantz wants to see, what does the Player mention not too subtly?

3. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

4. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?

5. What does Guildenstern see when he looks at the coin after trying a new method?

(see the answer key)

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