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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is standing upstage and lights a lantern?
(a) Claudius
(b) The Player
(c) Alfred
(d) Hamlet
2. Where did Hamlet say the body of Polonius is?
(a) With Ophelia
(b) In the chapel
(c) In the river
(d) With the King
3. What makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern laugh at this new coin game?
(a) They have invented a new game
(b) The coin fall on tails every time
(c) Guildenstern wins back all his coins
(d) Both of Rosencrantz's hands are empty
4. What does Rosencrantz tell the Player about Hamlet?
(a) That he may be an imposter.
(b) That he is not acting like himself.
(c) That he keeps changing the subject.
(d) That he won't talk to them.
5. Where do Rosencrantz and Guilderstern finally ascertain that they are?
(a) On a boat
(b) In a dungeon
(c) On the way home
(d) In a stagecoach
6. Where does the Player say they got The Murder of Gonzago?
(a) They wrote it themselves.
(b) They found it in a book.
(c) Hamlet gave them the script.
(d) They stole it from the Italians.
7. What mime does Rosencrantz perform during the discussion of death?
(a) Banging on a coffin lid.
(b) Placing flowers on a grave.
(c) Marching in a funeral procession.
(d) Lying down in a coffin.
8. What do the sounds in the background at the opening of Act III suggest?
(a) That the scene is in a carriage.
(b) That the scene is on a ship
(c) That the scene is in a jail
(d) That a battle is going on
9. Finally what does Rosencrantz decide to do?
(a) Leave for home
(b) Hit Hamlet over the head
(c) Play another game of coins
(d) Call for Claudius
10. Who are in the barrels?
(a) Ophelia and Gertrude
(b) Hamlet's bodyguards
(c) Stowaways from Denmark
(d) The Player, the troupe, and the musicians
11. What morbid questions does Rosencrantz ask Guildenstern about death?
(a) Do you think death could possibly be a boat?
(b) Do you think death awaits us in England?
(c) Do you think the ship will sink?
(d) Do you think death hurts a lot?
12. In their conversation, what does the audience gather about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) That they are too educated to understand simple minded people
(b) That they never argue bacause they both see things the same way
(c) That they are the butt of a complicated joke
(d) That it clear they never quite know where they are or what is going on
13. How does Hamlet address Rosencrantz when he pulls him aside?
(a) As Ophelia
(b) As Guildenstern
(c) As my dearest friend
(d) As Polonius
14. What do they bicker about?
(a) Who can spin a coin the longest.
(b) What they are expected to do next.
(c) Who has the best money bag.
(d) How much the King gave each of them for the journey.
15. Up to this point, how have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern proven to be?
(a) Helpless and powerless to influence events around them
(b) Effectual in carrying out Claudius's orders
(c) Sure of themselves and their whereabouts
(d) Very knowledgable about Shakespeare
Short Answer Questions
1. When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern talk about the weather, what do they decide?
2. What amusing thing happens with the barrels?
3. What do Hamlet, the Player, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern do when pirates attack?
4. What does Guildenstern say about death?
5. What decision do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find impossible to make?
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