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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 Guildenstern say about Hamlet?
(a) That he loves to play word games.
(b) That he is moody and melancholy.
(c) That there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him.
(d) That he is a practical joker.

2. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?
(a) To put on a show because they were forgetting their lines
(b) To borrow their cloaks for a show
(c) To sell them the musical instruments
(d) To get them to tell tales they can act on the stage

3. What makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern laugh at this new coin game?
(a) Both of Rosencrantz's hands are empty
(b) They have invented a new game
(c) The coin fall on tails every time
(d) Guildenstern wins back all his coins

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

5. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern threaten to do to the Player?
(a) Cut out his tongue
(b) Dance on his grave
(c) Expose him for a fraud
(d) Have him arrested

Short Answer Questions

1. What mime does Rosencrantz perform during the discussion of death?

2. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?

3. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?

4. What does Guildenstern see when he looks at the coin after trying a new method?

5. What is Polonius' message for Claudius?

(see the answer key)

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