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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. What is Alfred's reply when Guildenstern asks if he likes being an actor?
(a) He says he never really thought about it.
(b) He says it's an easy way to earn a living.
(c) He says he does not.
(d) He says he always wanted to be an actor.

2. 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.

3. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?
(a) He wonders if the time of day is affecting the magnetic fields.
(b) He wonders if it has stood still and he has actually spun the coin only once.
(c) He wonders if his timing is all wrong when spinning the coins.
(d) He wonders if time is actually going backward making his spins go the opposite way.

4. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?
(a) To borrow their cloaks for a show
(b) To sell them the musical instruments
(c) To get them to tell tales they can act on the stage
(d) To put on a show because they were forgetting their lines

5. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any famous people
(b) Any popular songs
(c) Any playwrights
(d) Any plays

Short Answer Questions

1. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?

2. When Guildenstern insists their meeting must have been chance, how does the Player reply?

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

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

5. What happens when the troupe sees the coin?

(see the answer key)

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