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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 1-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Guildenstern mean when he says he is afraid, too?
(a) He is afraid that it really is his day.
(b) He is afraid that someone is coming.
(c) He is afraid that the weather is causing the results.
(d) He is afraid that he has run out of coins.

2. What is the ridiculous conversation Rosencrantz initiates about fingernails and beards?
(a) Whether they should be worn long or short
(b) Whether they grow at the same rate
(c) Whether they grow before birth and after death
(d) Whether they are like toenails

3. What is the fanciful conversation started by Guildenstern when Rosencrantz hears a sound.
(a) About the fife and drum
(b) About unicorns
(c) About things that go bump in the night
(d) About calssical music

4. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?
(a) He wonders whether it is natural or supernatural.
(b) He examines the coins to see if they are double headed.
(c) He questions whether it is luck or lack of faith.
(d) He keeps watching Rosencrantz to see if he cheats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?

2. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?

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

4. How many times does Rosencrantz say he has won the game?

5. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?

(see the answer key)

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