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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 is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?
(a) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.
(b) He draws his sword and tells the Player if he suggests that again, he will kill him.
(c) He laughs in the Player's face and calls him stupid.
(d) He says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.

2. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?
(a) He wonders if his timing is all wrong when spinning the coins.
(b) He wonders if time is actually going backward making his spins go the opposite way.
(c) He wonders if the time of day is affecting the magnetic fields.
(d) He wonders if it has stood still and he has actually spun the coin only once.

3. When Hamlet, Polonius, and Ophelia exit, where are they apparently going?
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Norway
(d) Denmark

4. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?
(a) Biting them before tossing them
(b) Saying a prayer before tossing them
(c) Trying different ways of tossing them
(d) Using only the heaviest coins

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What exchange is there between Hamlet and Ophelia?

2. Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?

3. What does Guildenstern suggest they do with Hamlet?

4. What is the one bit of knowledge that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are sure of?

5. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?

(see the answer key)

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