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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 34-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grabbing hold of the Player angrily, how does Guildenstern excuse himself?
(a) He says he was merely testing the Player's reflexes.
(b) He reminds the Player that he had offered audience participation.
(c) He says he tripped on a rock in the road.
(d) He pretends to black out.

2. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?
(a) They got a message to come quickly but it did not tell them where.
(b) they were sleeping and suddenly found themselves on a road they don't know.
(c) Right after breakfast they got a summons for jury duty.
(d) They were awakened at dawn with a message, a summons, and a new record for heads and tails.

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

4. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?
(a) It tells him that he will soon start winning.
(b) It assures him that the law of self interest is still working.
(c) It tells him that Rosencrantz is hiding a secret.
(d) It tells him that no natural laws are at work at the moment.

5. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?
(a) That he is somehow willing for Rosencrantz to win.
(b) That he needs to learn how to toss coins.
(c) That the coins are heavier on one side than the other.
(d) That his arm has grown too tired to toss properly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alfred's reply when Guildenstern asks if he likes being an actor?

2. How does the dialogue change when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak with Claudius and Gertrude?

3. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?

4. How many times does Rosencrantz say he has won the game?

5. What does Guildenstern suggest they do with Hamlet?

(see the answer key)

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