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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 do Hamlet, the Player, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern do when pirates attack?
(a) Leap into the barrels
(b) Call for the soldier and the captain
(c) Beg for mercy
(d) Jump overboard

2. When they meet the King of England, what troubles Rosencrantz?
(a) Rosencrantz thinks their clothes are not good enough.
(b) Rosencrantz is nervous about what they will say.
(c) Roesncrantz fears they might be in trouble.
(d) Rosencrantz does not know how to speak English.

3. What is Rosencrantz's reaction to the way the game keeps going?
(a) He is upset because Guildenstern will run out of coins.
(b) He thinks something is odd about the game.
(c) He is a little embarrassed because he keeps winning.
(d) He laughs and whistles every time he wins a coin.

4. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?
(a) Using only the heaviest coins
(b) Saying a prayer before tossing them
(c) Trying different ways of tossing them
(d) Biting them before tossing them

5. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks where he is going?
(a) The Player answers that he is going to Denmark.
(b) The Player retorts that he can come and go as he pleases.
(c) The Player tells him he is going to wash costumes.
(d) The Player responds that he is going to find Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alfred's reply when Guildenstern asks if he likes being an actor?

2. What is the leader of the traveling group called?

3. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.

4. What saves Guildenstern from being trapped by Rosencrantz's betrayal?

5. What strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?

(see the answer key)

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