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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 indicates that Hamlet is insane?
(a) He is always talking to himself and drags the body of Polonius around.
(b) He does not recognize Claudius and Gertrude.
(c) He believes Ophelia is a nun.
(d) He asks nonsense questions and accepts nonsense answers.

2. How does Hamlet slip away from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) When they turn to see Claudius, he slips away quietly.
(b) When the troupe comes between them, Hamlet runs.
(c) When they bow low, he walks away and they do not see him.
(d) When the lights go out, Hamlet disappears.

3. Who are the last to die?
(a) The two remaining tragedians are dressed as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and are stabbed.
(b) Hamlet and the Player swordfight and kill each other.
(c) The two captured pirates are thrown overboard.
(d) Hamlet and Ophelia drink poison and die in each other's arms.

4. What does Rosencrantz realize about the costumes of two of the troupe?
(a) They have been stolen from the palace
(b) They are garments taken from his closet
(c) They are too shabby to wear to court
(d) They are identical to his and Guildenstern's

5. When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern talk about the weather, what do they decide?
(a) That it's Autumn.
(b) That it's unusually cold for this time of year.
(c) That it's warm for Winter.
(d) That it's Spring.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is the troupe in disfavor from the King?

4. What happens to the troupe still dressed in their costumes?

5. What is strange about where Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are throughout the entire play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Hamlet does return, what does he say about the body?

3. What does Hamlet ask the Player?

4. What is the lie Rosencrantz tells Claudius?

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

6. How does Rosencrantz sum up their position?

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

8. What transpires when Rosencrantz brings up the subject of death?

9. What causes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to laugh over the new coin game?

10. The stage is dark when Act 3 begins. Describe what the audience hears.

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