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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 do with the coins he takes out of his bag?
(a) Buys fruit
(b) Gives them to beggars
(c) Bites them
(d) Spins them

2. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?
(a) Quit before he lost everything
(b) Draw his sword
(c) Examine the coins
(d) Keep playing until he started to win

3. In what way is Rosencrantz defensive as he discusses the game with Guildenstern?
(a) He declares that he always has good luck at gambling.
(b) He offers to give back all the coins.
(c) He suggests that guildenstern is trying to lose.
(d) He points out that Guildenstern has done all the spinning.

4. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern identified in Stoppard's script?
(a) Gentleman one and Gentleman two
(b) Crantz and Stern
(c) Rose and Guild
(d) Ros and Guil

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?

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

3. Who are the well-dressed Elizabethan gentlemen at the opening of the play?

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

5. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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