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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 Hamlet do with the letter he takes from Guildenstern?
(a) He goes behind the umbrella and reads it.
(b) He burns it with flame from the lantern.
(c) He wads it up and tosses it into the sea.
(d) He tears it into a thousand pieces.

2. What does Rosencrantz tell the Player about Hamlet?
(a) That he is not acting like himself.
(b) That he keeps changing the subject.
(c) That he won't talk to them.
(d) That he may be an imposter.

3. Who do the two dead spies on stage turn out to be?
(a) Guildenstern and Rosencrantz
(b) Hamlet and Ophelia
(c) Alfred and the Player
(d) Claudius and Gertrude

4. What does Rosencrantz say when Guildenstern wonders if they will ever return?
(a) He says he will never leave home again.
(b) He says they will return when the weather is warmer.
(c) He says thay cannot return because they do not know where they are.
(d) He asks why they would ever want to return.

5. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?
(a) Draw his sword
(b) Quit before he lost everything
(c) Examine the coins
(d) Keep playing until he started to win

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?

2. What does the player tell Guildenstern they are more about?

3. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about Polonius?

4. What does Rosencrantz answer when Claudius asks where Hamlet is?

5. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?

(see the answer key)

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