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

2. How many corpses does the Player say the drama will have at the end?
(a) Six
(b) A hundred
(c) Eight
(d) Four

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

4. Who enters after Hamlet and Ophelia exit the stage?
(a) Ariel and Puck
(b) The Player and the troupe
(c) Claudius and Gertrude
(d) Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony

5. What is Rosencrantz's reply when Guildenstern asks why they would want to leave?
(a) So they know where they are
(b) So they can tell their friends about the adventure
(c) So they get home before dark
(d) So they can be free

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosencrantz demand of the troupe?

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

3. Leaving Claudius and Gertrude, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are met by which character?

4. Where did Hamlet say the body of Polonius is?

5. After everyone else has left the stage, how does the speech of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern change?

(see the answer key)

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