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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. How does Rosencrantz show that he is confused?
(a) He cannot remember the coin game
(b) He asks Guildenstern what his name is.
(c) He asks Guildenstern what just happened.
(d) He asks which way they entered the room.

2. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?
(a) Quit before he lost everything
(b) Draw his sword
(c) Keep playing until he started to win
(d) Examine the coins

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

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

5. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.
(b) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(c) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.
(d) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the ridiculous conversation Rosencrantz initiates about fingernails and beards?

3. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?

4. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?

5. What is Rosencrantz's reply when Guildenstern asks if he contradicts himself?

(see the answer key)

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