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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 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 they heard the clinking of his coins.
(c) He says nothing is pure chance.
(d) He says it was.

2. What is Polonius' message for Claudius?
(a) That Hamlet is suicidal
(b) That the ambassadors from Norway have returned
(c) That the Danish army is revolting
(d) That Ophelia has lost her mind

3. What indicates that Guildenstern may also be a bit confused?
(a) He asks if he is contradicting himself in his conversation.
(b) He asks if anything he says makes sense in his conversation.
(c) He keeps repeating himself in his conversation.
(d) He forgets what he is saying in his conversation.

4. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?
(a) The coins never leave Guildenstern's hand.
(b) The coins seem to disappear.
(c) The coins all come up heads.
(d) The coins are made of wood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?

2. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?

3. What happens when the troupe sees the coin?

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

5. What does Guildenstern do with the coins he takes out of his bag?

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