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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 84-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?
(a) It is Hamlet in a dress.
(b) It is Ophelia.
(c) It is a maid.
(d) It is the boy, Alfred.

2. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks where he is going?
(a) The Player retorts that he can come and go as he pleases.
(b) The Player tells him he is going to wash costumes.
(c) The Player responds that he is going to find Hamlet.
(d) The Player answers that he is going to Denmark.

3. After everyone else has left the stage, how does the speech of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern change?
(a) They sound terrified.
(b) They revert to common language.
(c) They speak in riddles.
(d) They stop speaking French.

4. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?
(a) The coin was on tails.
(b) The coin was almost lost.
(c) The coin was buried in the sand.
(d) The coin was on heads again.

5. As the scene changes from exterior to interior, who enters the stage?
(a) Anthony and Cleopatra
(b) Ariel and Puck
(c) Hamlet and Ophelia
(d) Romeo and Juliet

Short Answer Questions

1. Talking about acting on assumptions, what does the Player ask the two men?

2. What concession do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern make to Claudius and Gertrude?

3. Back inside the castle, what does Rosencrantz declare?

4. What is the Player's reaction when Guildenstern says he may be able to use his influence at the court to get them shows?

5. Finally what does Rosencrantz decide to do?

(see the answer key)

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