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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. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?
(a) The coin was buried in the sand.
(b) The coin was almost lost.
(c) The coin was on tails.
(d) The coin was on heads again.

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

3. What type of performance does the Player say they can put on for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) Comedies that will give them stitches in their sides
(b) Mimes and dance accompanied by their musicians
(c) Only a few plays that they have memorized
(d) Tragedy to include deaths, disclosures, unexpected turns of events, and even transvestite melodrama

4. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?
(a) By two of the actors
(b) By the two musicians
(c) By two white horses
(d) By two donkeys

5. What are the instruments the musicians play?
(a) Trumpet, drum, and harp
(b) Bagpipe, horn, and cymbals
(c) Drum, flute, and horn
(d) Horn, flute, and harpsichord

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?

2. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?

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

4. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?

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

(see the answer key)

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