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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Rosencrantz defensive as he discusses the game with Guildenstern?
(a) He suggests that guildenstern is trying to lose.
(b) He declares that he always has good luck at gambling.
(c) He offers to give back all the coins.
(d) He points out that Guildenstern has done all the spinning.

2. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?
(a) The Player challenges to throw more coins.
(b) The Player spits on the coin.
(c) The Player falls to his knees scrambling for the coin.
(d) The Player looks at it and declares it heads.

3. What is the source of the sounds Rosencrantz had heard?
(a) Six travellers who claim they saw a unicorn
(b) Six men on white horses with bells
(c) Six milkmaids heading for the market
(d) Six "Tragedians" or traveling actors, musicians, and their leader

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

5. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?
(a) The law of relativity
(b) The law of diminishing returns
(c) The law of Hammurabi
(d) The law of gravity

6. Of what does Guildenstern say they can be sure?
(a) That Hamlet will confide in them.
(b) That the only beginnings and endings are birth and death.
(c) That they will be at home by nightfall.
(d) That they will make a lot of money this time.

7. What is Guildenstern's observation about their strange situation?
(a) That it is probably all a dream.
(b) That they are fortunate that they are presented with alternatives.
(c) That Claudius will explain everyting to them.
(d) That it will soon be over and they can go home.

8. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?
(a) To put on a show because they were forgetting their lines
(b) To get them to tell tales they can act on the stage
(c) To sell them the musical instruments
(d) To borrow their cloaks for a show

9. What event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?
(a) A man coming to summon them to court
(b) A play he saw about death
(c) A time when he had not studied for an examination
(d) A question for which he had no answer

10. When Guildenstern assures Rosencrantz that they will be all right, what is Rosencrantz's reply?
(a) Rosencrantz asks how he knows that.
(b) Rosencrantz asks for how long.
(c) Rosencrantz says he has gotten them into a fine mess.
(d) Rosencrantz says that is easy for him to say.

11. What strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?
(a) Apples
(b) Monkeys
(c) Fish
(d) Rocks

12. What indicates that Guildenstern may also be a bit confused?
(a) He asks if anything he says makes sense in his conversation.
(b) He keeps repeating himself in his conversation.
(c) He forgets what he is saying in his conversation.
(d) He asks if he is contradicting himself in his conversation.

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

14. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?
(a) He wonders whether it is natural or supernatural.
(b) He keeps watching Rosencrantz to see if he cheats.
(c) He examines the coins to see if they are double headed.
(d) He questions whether it is luck or lack of faith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?

2. How does Gertrude respond when she hears Guildenstern's prayer?

3. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks if the troupe found them by chance?

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

5. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?

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