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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 the Player say to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern upon meeting them on the road?
(a) That it is a lucky thing they came along.
(b) They he is surprised to find gentlemen there.
(c) That there are highwaymen about.
(d) That there is strength in numbers.

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

3. What exchange is there between Hamlet and Ophelia?
(a) Hamlet is laughing and Ophelia is shocked.
(b) Ophelia is shouting at Hamlet.
(c) Ophelia is crying and Hamlet tries to comfort her.
(d) Hamlet sighs and stares into Ophelia's face.

4. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any plays
(b) Any playwrights
(c) Any popular songs
(d) Any famous people

5. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks if the troupe found them by chance?
(a) He says it is in their script.
(b) He says nothing is pure chance.
(c) He says it was.
(d) He says they heard the clinking of his coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Guildenstern insists their meeting must have been chance, how does the Player reply?

2. What type of performance does the Player say they can put on for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

3. What does Rosencrantz say that Guildenstern must be feeling?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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