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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 type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?
(a) Plays where the audience participates
(b) Plays from classical Greek drama
(c) Plays that last over three hours
(d) Plays that have never been performed before

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

3. How many times does Rosencrantz say he has won the game?
(a) Eighty five
(b) One hundred
(c) Seventy nine
(d) Fifty six

4. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?
(a) He draws his sword and tells the Player if he suggests that again, he will kill him.
(b) He says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.
(c) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.
(d) He laughs in the Player's face and calls him stupid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the troupe moves on, why does the Player stand in one place?

3. What is the Player's apology to Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

4. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?

5. What is Alfred's response when Guildenstern suggests they could set a dramatic precedent?

(see the answer key)

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