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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 does Rosencrantz say he remembers about questions in the past?
(a) That only simple questions were asked.
(b) That there were answers for everything.
(c) That he never knew the answers.
(d) That questions never bothered him then.

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

3. What does the Player try to explain to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) How he happens to be at court
(b) What his relationship to Hamlet is
(c) Why he lied about doing The Murder of Gonzago
(d) How important the audience is to the performance

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

5. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hear as they discuss the letter the next morning?
(a) Marching
(b) Music
(c) Horses
(d) Cannons

Short Answer Questions

1. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?

2. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?

3. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

4. What does Claudius tell Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

5. If they discover what is troubling Hamlet, what does Rosencrantz want to know?

(see the answer key)

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