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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. How does Rosencrantz show that he is confused?
(a) He asks Guildenstern what his name is.
(b) He asks which way they entered the room.
(c) He asks Guildenstern what just happened.
(d) He cannot remember the coin game

2. Why does Guildenstern say they do not need to worry about what to say to the King?
(a) They have a letter from Claudius to the English King.
(b) The King will only want to talk to Hamlet.
(c) They always think of something.
(d) The soldier will speak for them.

3. Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
(a) To Rosencrantz
(b) Norway
(c) To bed
(d) A nunnery

4. What is Rosencrantz's reply when Guildenstern asks if he contradicts himself?
(a) Rosencrantz pretends he doesn't hear Guildenstern.
(b) Rosencrantz asks if he is talking to him.
(c) Rosencrantz asks what they have to go on.
(d) Rosencrantz assures him he is not.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guildenstern mean when he says he is afraid, too?

2. Still in the dark, what do the two realize?

3. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?

4. What mime does Rosencrantz perform during the discussion of death?

5. What props are on the stage as the lights finally come up on Act III?

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