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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 does the Player try to explain to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) Why he lied about doing The Murder of Gonzago
(b) How he happens to be at court
(c) What his relationship to Hamlet is
(d) How important the audience is to the performance

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

3. What is Rosencrantz's reply when Guildenstern asks if he contradicts himself?
(a) Rosencrantz pretends he doesn't hear Guildenstern.
(b) Rosencrantz asks if he is talking to him.
(c) Rosencrantz asks what they have to go on.
(d) Rosencrantz assures him he is not.

4. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(b) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.
(c) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.
(d) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.

5. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?
(a) It tells him that Rosencrantz is hiding a secret.
(b) It tells him that he will soon start winning.
(c) It tells him that no natural laws are at work at the moment.
(d) It assures him that the law of self interest is still working.

Short Answer Questions

1. As characters enter and exit the stage, what is Rosencrantz's objection?

2. What question does Guildenstern put to the Player?

3. In what way is Rosencrantz defensive as he discusses the game with Guildenstern?

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

5. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

(see the answer key)

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