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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. Why is the troupe in disfavor from the King?
(a) They got drunk at court.
(b) Their costumes were shabby.
(c) He did not like their play.
(d) They insulted Gertrude.

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

3. What does Rosencrantz say that Guildenstern must be feeling?
(a) Poorer
(b) Anger
(c) Boredom
(d) Weariness

4. How does Gertrude respond when she hears Guildenstern's prayer?
(a) She says, "Praise the Lord."
(b) She says, "You need more than prayer."
(c) She says, "Thy will be done."
(d) She says, "Amen."

5. What is strange about where Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are throughout the entire play?
(a) They move quickly from place to place.
(b) They are either on the road or in the castle.
(c) They think they are in England.
(d) They are always in the same place and the action and characters come to them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Beside the two British Ambassadors, what characters from Shakespeare are on stage at the end of the play?

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

4. Where do Rosencrantz and Guilderstern finally ascertain that they are?

5. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?

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