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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 55-84.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After speaking with Hamlet, what is the condition of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
(a) They are satisfied.
(b) They think they know the answer.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are happy.

3. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?
(a) Leprechauns
(b) Pixies
(c) Mental telepathy
(d) Divine intervention

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

5. When Rosencrantz begins saying he is afraid, what is it he was going to say before Guildenstern stops him?
(a) That he was becoming tired of playing.
(b) That it just wasn't Guildenstern's day.
(c) That they must be dreaming.
(d) That something was dreadfully wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Guildenstern see the way the game keeps going?

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

3. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?

4. What is the Player's apology to Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

5. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?

(see the answer key)

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