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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any plays
(b) Any famous people
(c) Any playwrights
(d) Any popular songs

3. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?
(a) Rosencrantz uses tennis term to keep score, but nothing makes sense.
(b) They make tally marks on the ground.
(c) They get ten points for each unanswerable question.
(d) Rosencrantz gives guildenstern a coin for each correct answer.

4. 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 says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.
(d) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.

5. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?
(a) A handful of coins
(b) A coin for each actor
(c) A single coin
(d) A small bag of coins

Short Answer Questions

1. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?

2. How does Guildenstern see the way the game keeps going?

3. What question does Guildenstern put to Rosencrantz about language?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Guildenstern asks Rosencrantz if he appears to be contradicting himself. What is Rosencrantz's odd reply?

2. What type of show does the Player attempt to offer Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

3. Why are Guildenstern and Rosencrantz on this road and what has Guildenstern been expecting?

4. What is the Player's misconception about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

5. Describe the dialogue that shows the confusion of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at this point.

6. Trying to make sense of their situation, to what does Guildenstern think back?

7. What appears to be the relationship between the two men?

8. How does Guildenstern test the oddity of the coin game?

9. Describe Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as the play opens.

10. How does the Player reinforce the idea that the troupe is willing to perform a vulgar show?

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