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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they meet the King of England, what troubles Rosencrantz?
(a) Roesncrantz fears they might be in trouble.
(b) Rosencrantz thinks their clothes are not good enough.
(c) Rosencrantz is nervous about what they will say.
(d) Rosencrantz does not know how to speak English.

2. What question does Guildenstern put to the Player?
(a) He asks where they can find Hamlet.
(b) He asks which way is north.
(c) He asks what he and Rosencrantz need to know.
(d) He asks the Player what he and Rosencrantz are supposed to do.

3. How many corpses does the Player say the drama will have at the end?
(a) Eight
(b) Six
(c) A hundred
(d) Four

4. Why does Rosencrantz have a coin in both hands?
(a) He forgot he already had a coin in his hand.
(b) He likes the feel of coins.
(c) He wants to get rid of all his coins.
(d) He wants Guildenstern to win and be happy.

5. What decision do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find impossible to make?
(a) Leave in opposite directions from each other
(b) Whether to go or stay
(c) Go looking for Hamlet
(d) Whether to believe anyone who speaks to them

6. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern threaten to do to the Player?
(a) Expose him for a fraud
(b) Have him arrested
(c) Dance on his grave
(d) Cut out his tongue

7. Beside the two British Ambassadors, what characters from Shakespeare are on stage at the end of the play?
(a) Ophelia and Gertrude
(b) Othello and Iago
(c) Horatio and Fortinbras
(d) Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony

8. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?
(a) It is a maid.
(b) It is the boy, Alfred.
(c) It is Hamlet in a dress.
(d) It is Ophelia.

9. During rehearsal, what is it that the Player says the troupe does really well?
(a) Death scenes
(b) Bawdy scenes
(c) Action scenes
(d) Love scenes

10. What does Rosencrantz demand of the troupe?
(a) That they must not mention having met them on the road to the court.
(b) That they clean their costumes before they perform at court.
(c) That must provide an excellent performance at court, and may not present their usual smutty acts.
(d) That they use court language when they address Hamlet, Claudius, and Gertrude.

11. What does Rosencrantz say when Guildenstern wonders if they will ever return?
(a) He says they will return when the weather is warmer.
(b) He asks why they would ever want to return.
(c) He says thay cannot return because they do not know where they are.
(d) He says he will never leave home again.

12. What does Rosencrantz answer when Claudius asks where Hamlet is?
(a) That he is under guard.
(b) That he is in the library.
(c) That he is with the Queen.
(d) That he went to England.

13. What is Guildenstern's ominous prediction?
(a) Guildenstern remarks that they are on trial.
(b) Guildenstern says they will come to no good end.
(c) Guildenstern comments that they are on a path, to which they are condemned.
(d) Guildenstern suggests they are in a madhouse.

14. Back inside the castle, what does Rosencrantz declare?
(a) That Claudius is not angry anymore.
(b) That they are now done with them.
(c) That he does not remember coming inside.
(d) That Hamlet has given himself up.

15. As they are discussing the letter, who emerges from behind the umbrellas and walks toward the lantern?
(a) The soldier
(b) Hamlet
(c) The ship's captain
(d) The troupe

Short Answer Questions

1. To lighten the discussion, what does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern?

2. What do Hamlet, the Player, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern do when pirates attack?

3. In what kind of death does the Player say people only believe?

4. Where does the Player say they got The Murder of Gonzago?

5. After speaking with Hamlet, what is the condition of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

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