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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 continue doing with the coin tosses?
(a) Saying a prayer before tossing them
(b) Using only the heaviest coins
(c) Trying different ways of tossing them
(d) Biting them before tossing them

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

3. When Hamlet, Polonius, and Ophelia exit, where are they apparently going?
(a) Denmark
(b) Norway
(c) France
(d) England

4. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any plays
(b) Any playwrights
(c) Any popular songs
(d) Any famous people

5. What does Guildenstern mean when he says he is afraid, too?
(a) He is afraid that he has run out of coins.
(b) He is afraid that someone is coming.
(c) He is afraid that it really is his day.
(d) He is afraid that the weather is causing the results.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rosencrantz show that he is confused?

3. What is the new game Rosencrantz and Guildenstern play with a coin?

4. What does Rosencrantz remember about Hamlet?

5. What does Rosencrantz realize about the costumes of two of the troupe?

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