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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. As the scene changes from exterior to interior, who enters the stage?
(a) Ariel and Puck
(b) Hamlet and Ophelia
(c) Anthony and Cleopatra
(d) Romeo and Juliet

2. Who enters after Hamlet and Ophelia exit the stage?
(a) Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony
(b) Ariel and Puck
(c) The Player and the troupe
(d) Claudius and Gertrude

3. What does Guildenstern do differently the next time he tosses a coin?
(a) He rubs the coin on his shirt before tossing it.
(b) He lets it land in his other hand.
(c) He tosses it much farther away.
(d) He tosses two coins at once.

4. How does the dialogue change when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak with Claudius and Gertrude?
(a) They are too stunned to speak.
(b) The speak French.
(c) They use Shakespearean English.
(d) They speak in riddles.

5. Where does Rosencrantz want to go?
(a) He wants to go to Denmark.
(b) He wants to go to church.
(c) He wants to go home.
(d) He wants to go to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?

2. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?

3. Leaving Claudius and Gertrude, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are met by which character?

4. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?

5. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?

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