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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 differently the next time he tosses a coin?
(a) He rubs the coin on his shirt before tossing it.
(b) He lets it land in his other hand.
(c) He tosses two coins at once.
(d) He tosses it much farther away.

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

3. 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 the weather is causing the results.
(c) He is afraid that it really is his day.
(d) He is afraid that someone is coming.

4. What strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?
(a) Rocks
(b) Fish
(c) Apples
(d) Monkeys

5. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?
(a) The coins never leave Guildenstern's hand.
(b) The coins are made of wood.
(c) The coins all come up heads.
(d) The coins seem to disappear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Rosencrantz begins saying he is afraid, what is it he was going to say before Guildenstern stops him?

3. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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