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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. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?
(a) The law of gravity
(b) The law of Hammurabi
(c) The law of relativity
(d) The law of diminishing returns

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

3. How does Gertrude respond when she hears Guildenstern's prayer?
(a) She says, "Thy will be done."
(b) She says, "You need more than prayer."
(c) She says, "Amen."
(d) She says, "Praise the Lord."

4. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?
(a) That hamlet is just play acting.
(b) That Hamlet just like to be the center of attention.
(c) That Hamlet is suffering from amnesia.
(d) That the problem is more than Hamlet's father's death.

5. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?
(a) The Player challenges to throw more coins.
(b) The Player looks at it and declares it heads.
(c) The Player falls to his knees scrambling for the coin.
(d) The Player spits on the coin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Player's reaction when Guildenstern says he may be able to use his influence at the court to get them shows?

2. What does Rosencrantz say he remembers about questions in the past?

3. Grabbing hold of the Player angrily, how does Guildenstern excuse himself?

4. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?

5. What is Guildenstern's observation about their strange situation?

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