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

2. As characters enter and exit the stage, what is Rosencrantz's objection?
(a) He complains that he never has time to talk to anyone.
(b) He complains that he cannot remember their names.
(c) He complains that he never gets to lie down and rest.
(d) He complains that people are always coming and going.

3. What does Hamlet do with the letter he takes from Guildenstern?
(a) He tears it into a thousand pieces.
(b) He wads it up and tosses it into the sea.
(c) He burns it with flame from the lantern.
(d) He goes behind the umbrella and reads it.

4. What does Claudius tell Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
(a) That Gertrude is looking for them
(b) That the show is about to start
(c) That Ophelia has gone to a nunnery
(d) That Hamlet has killed Polonius

5. Why does Guildenstern say they do not need to worry about what to say to the King?
(a) The soldier will speak for them.
(b) They have a letter from Claudius to the English King.
(c) They always think of something.
(d) The King will only want to talk to Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Rosencrantz and Guilderstern finally ascertain that they are?

3. What game do they play to occupy the time?

4. How many corpses does the Player say the drama will have at the end?

5. Back inside the castle, what does Rosencrantz declare?

Short Essay Questions

1. What blunder does Rosencrantz make over what he thinks is a woman?

2. Tell about the dialogue between Rosencrantz and Guildenstern after Rosencrantz insists they have permission to leave.

3. What happens over the subject of money?

4. After a blackout when someone shouts for the lights to come up, what does the audience see?

5. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern trying to figure out where they are?

6. What is the tragic news Claudius bears when he and Gertrude enter to find Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

7. What clue is there as to Hamlet's mental condition?

8. What happens when the King orders Guildenstern to go and bring Hamlet?

9. What is the lie Rosencrantz tells Claudius?

10. When the lights finally do come up in Act 3, what does the audience see?

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