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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. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?
(a) they were sleeping and suddenly found themselves on a road they don't know.
(b) They got a message to come quickly but it did not tell them where.
(c) Right after breakfast they got a summons for jury duty.
(d) They were awakened at dawn with a message, a summons, and a new record for heads and tails.

2. What is Guildenstern's observation about their strange situation?
(a) That Claudius will explain everyting to them.
(b) That it is probably all a dream.
(c) That it will soon be over and they can go home.
(d) That they are fortunate that they are presented with alternatives.

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

4. What indicates that Guildenstern may also be a bit confused?
(a) He forgets what he is saying 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 asks if he is contradicting himself in his conversation.

5. What is Guildenstern's ominous prediction?
(a) Guildenstern suggests they are in a madhouse.
(b) Guildenstern remarks that they are on trial.
(c) Guildenstern says they will come to no good end.
(d) Guildenstern comments that they are on a path, to which they are condemned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?

2. Where does the Player say they got The Murder of Gonzago?

3. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?

4. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?

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

(see the answer key)

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