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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. Who are the well-dressed Elizabethan gentlemen at the opening of the play?
(a) Hamlet and Horatio
(b) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
(c) Procter and Gamble
(d) Claudius and Polonius

2. What is seen in their failure to trap Hamlet with their belts?
(a) That they are once again inept or helpless
(b) That Rosencrantz wears his pants too large
(c) That Guldenstern is wearing two belts
(d) That they are clever but unlucky

3. When the King wants to see Hamlet, what does Rosencrantz do?
(a) Starts shouting Hamlet's name
(b) Looks around to see if he came back
(c) Orders Guildenstern to go get him
(d) Runs off stage

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Guildenstern still does not know?

2. What does the Player try to explain to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

3. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?

4. During rehearsal, what is it that the Player says the troupe does really well?

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

(see the answer key)

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