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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?
(a) Mental telepathy
(b) Pixies
(c) Divine intervention
(d) Leprechauns

2. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?
(a) Rosencrantz keeps saying he is tired of playing the game.
(b) There are coins scattered all over the stage.
(c) Guildenstern's bag is nearly empty while Rosencrantz's bag is full.
(d) Guildenstern asks Rosencrantz to loan him more coins.

3. Trying to determine what Rosencrantz wants to see, what does the Player mention not too subtly?
(a) Great Tragedies and comedies they have performed before kings
(b) Rapes are mentioned and he alludes to wives and "ravished virgins" and asks if he is getting warm.
(c) Bawdy barroom ballads acted out by the mimes as the musician splay and sing
(d) Adam and Eve in the Garden in their original costumes

4. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) To explain why they are there
(b) To try to figure out what is bothering Hamlet
(c) To play a game of coins
(d) To sing and dance

5. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?
(a) He laughs in the Player's face and calls him stupid.
(b) He draws his sword and tells the Player if he suggests that again, he will kill him.
(c) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.
(d) He says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.

6. What is Polonius' message for Claudius?
(a) That the ambassadors from Norway have returned
(b) That the Danish army is revolting
(c) That Hamlet is suicidal
(d) That Ophelia has lost her mind

7. What question does Guildenstern press on Rosencrantz during their discussion of the game?
(a) If he wants to spin the coins himself
(b) If he wants to spin one last coin double or nothing
(c) If he knows any other game they could play
(d) If he would feel the same having lost that many times

8. What are Guildenstern's suggestions for him and Rosencrantz in this strange situation?
(a) Be irate and demand to go home.
(b) Be alert, tread carefully, and follow instructions.
(c) Be confident, get the answers, and go home.
(d) Be inquisitive and ask a lot of questions.

9. How is the Player still trying to appeal to prurient interest to get more money?
(a) He winks at Guildenstern and suggests he would like to participate in something other than fighting.
(b) He asks Guildenstern if he would like the troupe to remove their clothes.
(c) He tells Guildenstern that for a price they will do King Lear in the nude.
(d) He confides to Guildenstern that, for a price, he has a bawdy performance of The Rape of the Sabine Women.

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

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

12. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?
(a) That the problem is more than Hamlet's father's death.
(b) That Hamlet just like to be the center of attention.
(c) That hamlet is just play acting.
(d) That Hamlet is suffering from amnesia.

13. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?
(a) By two of the actors
(b) By the two musicians
(c) By two donkeys
(d) By two white horses

14. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?
(a) Plays that have never been performed before
(b) Plays where the audience participates
(c) Plays that last over three hours
(d) Plays from classical Greek drama

15. What does Rosencrantz say he remembers about questions in the past?
(a) That there were answers for everything.
(b) That only simple questions were asked.
(c) That questions never bothered him then.
(d) That he never knew the answers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guildenstern do with the coins he takes out of his bag?

2. What is Alfred's response when Guildenstern suggests they could set a dramatic precedent?

3. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?

4. What is Rosencrantz's reaction to the way the game keeps going?

5. What is Rosencrantz's emotional condition as a result of his encounters?

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