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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Guildenstern do with the coins he takes out of his bag?
(a) Spins them
(b) Bites them
(c) Buys fruit
(d) Gives them to beggars

2. What is Alfred's response when Guildenstern suggests they could set a dramatic precedent?
(a) He runs for his costume.
(b) He starts dancing around.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He asks what a precedent is.

3. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?
(a) Bread
(b) Musical instruments
(c) Alfred
(d) A show

4. When Rosencrantz collects the coin, why does he say Guildenstern was lucky?
(a) The coin was on tails.
(b) The coin was on heads again.
(c) The coin was almost lost.
(d) The coin was buried in the sand.

5. What is Rosencrantz's emotional condition as a result of his encounters?
(a) Rosencrantz continues to feel stressed and seems to feel a death is coming.
(b) He is confident that everything will now turn out all right.
(c) He understands everything that is happening around him.
(d) He is apologetic for winning all of Guildenstern's money.

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

7. How does Guildenstern see the way the game keeps going?
(a) He does not think about it.
(b) He sees it as odd, perhaps an omen.
(c) He thinks he must continue to entertain Rosencrantz.
(d) He think Rosencrantz is cheating, but he cannot prove it.

8. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks if the troupe found them by chance?
(a) He says it is in their script.
(b) He says they heard the clinking of his coins.
(c) He says nothing is pure chance.
(d) He says it was.

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

10. What is Alfred's reply when Guildenstern asks if he likes being an actor?
(a) He says he never really thought about it.
(b) He says it's an easy way to earn a living.
(c) He says he does not.
(d) He says he always wanted to be an actor.

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

12. What happens when the troupe sees the coin?
(a) They laugh and turn to leave.
(b) They spit on the coin.
(c) They dive for it.
(d) They beg the Player to take it.

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

14. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any popular songs
(b) Any plays
(c) Any famous people
(d) Any playwrights

15. Where does Rosencrantz want to go?
(a) He wants to go to Denmark.
(b) He wants to go home.
(c) He wants to go to church.
(d) He wants to go to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?

2. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?

3. How does Hamlet react when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern confront him?

4. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?

5. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?

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