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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 84-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(b) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.
(c) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.
(d) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.

2. What does the Player try to explain to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) How he happens to be at court
(b) How important the audience is to the performance
(c) Why he lied about doing The Murder of Gonzago
(d) What his relationship to Hamlet is

3. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?
(a) It is Ophelia.
(b) It is Hamlet in a dress.
(c) It is the boy, Alfred.
(d) It is a maid.

4. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?
(a) That he is somehow willing for Rosencrantz to win.
(b) That his arm has grown too tired to toss properly.
(c) That the coins are heavier on one side than the other.
(d) That he needs to learn how to toss coins.

5. What play does Hamlet ask the Player if his troupe can perform?
(a) The Tempest
(b) A Midsummer Night's Dream
(c) Julius Caesar
(d) The Murder of Gonzago

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rosencrantz want to go?

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

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

4. How does Guildenstern win money from the Player and the troupe?

5. When Hamlet says he will be with them shortly, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do?

(see the answer key)

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