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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 20-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?
(a) 89 to 0
(b) 85 to 6
(c) 121 to 0
(d) 100 to 0

2. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?
(a) The Player challenges to throw more coins.
(b) The Player spits on the coin.
(c) The Player looks at it and declares it heads.
(d) The Player falls to his knees scrambling for the coin.

3. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?
(a) Mental telepathy
(b) Leprechauns
(c) Divine intervention
(d) Pixies

4. Who are the well-dressed Elizabethan gentlemen at the opening of the play?
(a) Hamlet and Horatio
(b) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
(c) Procter and Gamble
(d) Claudius and Polonius

5. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?
(a) A single coin
(b) A small bag of coins
(c) A handful of coins
(d) A coin for each actor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?

2. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks if the troupe found them by chance?

3. In what way is Rosencrantz defensive as he discusses the game with Guildenstern?

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

5. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

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