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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. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?
(a) A single coin
(b) A handful of coins
(c) A coin for each actor
(d) A small bag of coins

2. What is Alfred's response when Guildenstern suggests they could set a dramatic precedent?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He starts dancing around.
(c) He asks what a precedent is.
(d) He runs for his costume.

3. When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern talk about the weather, what do they decide?
(a) That it's unusually cold for this time of year.
(b) That it's Autumn.
(c) That it's warm for Winter.
(d) That it's Spring.

4. To lighten the discussion, what does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern?
(a) Silly and meaningless jokes about life and death
(b) The burial practices of elephants
(c) How coffins were invented
(d) The story of a man buried alive

5. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?
(a) Rosencrantz uses tennis term to keep score, but nothing makes sense.
(b) They get ten points for each unanswerable question.
(c) Rosencrantz gives guildenstern a coin for each correct answer.
(d) They make tally marks on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rosencrantz remember about Hamlet?

3. What question does Guildenstern put to Rosencrantz about language?

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

5. When the troupe moves on, why does the Player stand in one place?

(see the answer key)

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