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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 mean when he says he is afraid, too?
(a) He is afraid that he has run out of coins.
(b) He is afraid that the weather is causing the results.
(c) He is afraid that someone is coming.
(d) He is afraid that it really is his day.

2. When the troupe moves on, why does the Player stand in one place?
(a) He is drunk and cannot walk.
(b) He's waiting for guildenstern to pay him.
(c) His foot is on Guildenstern's coin.
(d) He waits for Guildenstern to give him permission to leave.

3. What are the instruments the musicians play?
(a) Bagpipe, horn, and cymbals
(b) Trumpet, drum, and harp
(c) Horn, flute, and harpsichord
(d) Drum, flute, and horn

4. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?
(a) He examines the coins to see if they are double headed.
(b) He wonders whether it is natural or supernatural.
(c) He keeps watching Rosencrantz to see if he cheats.
(d) He questions whether it is luck or lack of faith.

5. What is Alfred's reply when Guildenstern asks if he likes being an actor?
(a) He says it's an easy way to earn a living.
(b) He says he does not.
(c) He says he always wanted to be an actor.
(d) He says he never really thought about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?

2. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?

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

4. How does Guildenstern win money from the Player and the troupe?

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

(see the answer key)

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