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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gertrude tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) They should get Ophelia to help them.
(b) Hamlet will talk to them because they are strangers.
(c) Hamlet has spoken of them and that she knows how fond of them he is.
(d) There are two of them and Hamlet is alone.

2. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.
(a) The law of gravity
(b) The law of probability
(c) The law of the land
(d) The law of geometry

3. 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 pretends he doesn't hear Guildenstern.
(d) Rosencrantz asks if he is talking to him.

4. What does Rosencrantz remember about Hamlet?
(a) That he had red hair.
(b) Thet he has lost weight.
(c) That he has changed.
(d) That he seldom spoke.

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

6. How does the dialogue change when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak with Claudius and Gertrude?
(a) They use Shakespearean English.
(b) The speak French.
(c) They speak in riddles.
(d) They are too stunned to speak.

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

8. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern identified in Stoppard's script?
(a) Rose and Guild
(b) Ros and Guil
(c) Crantz and Stern
(d) Gentleman one and Gentleman two

9. Leaving Claudius and Gertrude, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are met by which character?
(a) Polonius
(b) Ophelia
(c) Romeo
(d) Hamlet

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

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

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

13. What exchange is there between Hamlet and Ophelia?
(a) Ophelia is shouting at Hamlet.
(b) Hamlet is laughing and Ophelia is shocked.
(c) Ophelia is crying and Hamlet tries to comfort her.
(d) Hamlet sighs and stares into Ophelia's face.

14. What is the leader of the traveling group called?
(a) Paladin
(b) Procurius
(c) partner
(d) Player

15. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.
(b) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(c) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.
(d) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guildenstern suggest they do with Hamlet?

2. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

3. Who enters after Hamlet and Ophelia exit the stage?

4. How many times does Rosencrantz say he has won the game?

5. What event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?

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