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

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

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

4. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?
(a) The law of gravity
(b) The law of Hammurabi
(c) The law of relativity
(d) The law of diminishing returns

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.

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

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

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

5. What strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?

(see the answer key)

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