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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 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.

2. What is Rosencrantz's reaction to the way the game keeps going?
(a) He is upset because Guildenstern will run out of coins.
(b) He laughs and whistles every time he wins a coin.
(c) He is a little embarrassed because he keeps winning.
(d) He thinks something is odd about the game.

3. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?
(a) He says there are plenty more coins where those came from.
(b) He says that he doesn't mind losing because Rosencrantz is his friend.
(c) He says there is suspense while the coins are in the air.
(d) He says he is not really thinking about the game.

4. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?
(a) Rosencrantz keeps saying he is tired of playing the game.
(b) Guildenstern asks Rosencrantz to loan him more coins.
(c) There are coins scattered all over the stage.
(d) Guildenstern's bag is nearly empty while Rosencrantz's bag is full.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?

3. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?

4. What does Rosencrantz say that Guildenstern must be feeling?

5. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?

(see the answer key)

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