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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, p. 97-126.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?
(a) That he is somehow willing for Rosencrantz to win.
(b) That his arm has grown too tired to toss properly.
(c) That he needs to learn how to toss coins.
(d) That the coins are heavier on one side than the other.

2. Back inside the castle, what does Rosencrantz declare?
(a) That he does not remember coming inside.
(b) That Hamlet has given himself up.
(c) That Claudius is not angry anymore.
(d) That they are now done with them.

3. What does Guildenstern say about death?
(a) He says that even though he is young, he is ready for death.
(b) He says that death is just a triffle and not worth worring about.
(c) Guildenstern says that death, for them, is not romantic, not a game soon over.
(d) He says that anyone can die but it takes a strong will to live.

4. What two different meanings do they seem to apply to the word madness?
(a) Either fear or excitement
(b) Either hate or love
(c) Either jealousy or revenge
(d) Either insanity or anger

5. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?
(a) To get them to tell tales they can act on the stage
(b) To put on a show because they were forgetting their lines
(c) To sell them the musical instruments
(d) To borrow their cloaks for a show

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the source of the sounds Rosencrantz had heard?

3. Of what does Guildenstern say they can be sure?

4. What does Rosencrantz say as he looks out into the audience?

5. As the scene changes from exterior to interior, who enters the stage?

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