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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 84-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What indicates that Guildenstern may also be a bit confused?
(a) He asks if anything he says makes sense in his conversation.
(b) He forgets what he is saying in his conversation.
(c) He asks if he is contradicting himself in his conversation.
(d) He keeps repeating himself in his conversation.

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

3. What is the source of the sounds Rosencrantz had heard?
(a) Six milkmaids heading for the market
(b) Six "Tragedians" or traveling actors, musicians, and their leader
(c) Six men on white horses with bells
(d) Six travellers who claim they saw a unicorn

4. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?
(a) The Player challenges to throw more coins.
(b) The Player looks at it and declares it heads.
(c) The Player falls to his knees scrambling for the coin.
(d) The Player spits on the coin.

5. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?
(a) By the two musicians
(b) By two white horses
(c) By two of the actors
(d) By two donkeys

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is the Player so happy to see the two men?

4. Trying to determine what Rosencrantz wants to see, what does the Player mention not too subtly?

5. What does the player tell Guildenstern they are more about?

(see the answer key)

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