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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 happens after the Player dies?
(a) Alfred dances around his body.
(b) They throw him overboard.
(c) Everyone shouts for joy.
(d) He gets up and brushes himself off.

2. What makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern laugh at this new coin game?
(a) Both of Rosencrantz's hands are empty
(b) Guildenstern wins back all his coins
(c) They have invented a new game
(d) The coin fall on tails every time

3. What is seen in their failure to trap Hamlet with their belts?
(a) That they are clever but unlucky
(b) That Rosencrantz wears his pants too large
(c) That they are once again inept or helpless
(d) That Guldenstern is wearing two belts

4. Who do the two dead spies on stage turn out to be?
(a) Alfred and the Player
(b) Claudius and Gertrude
(c) Guildenstern and Rosencrantz
(d) Hamlet and Ophelia

5. Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?
(a) A nunnery
(b) To bed
(c) To Rosencrantz
(d) Norway

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hear as they discuss the letter the next morning?

2. What does Rosencrantz say as he looks out into the audience?

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

4. What does Claudius tell Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

5. When Hamlet, Polonius, and Ophelia exit, where are they apparently going?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the lie Rosencrantz tells Claudius?

3. When Hamlet enters in Act 2, what does he say?

4. What happens over the subject of money?

5. What are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern doing at the beginning of Act 2?

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

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

8. What game does Rosencrantz initiate on the ship?

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

10. Describe the hilarious scene involving the belts of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

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