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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 55-84.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Guildenstern's ominous prediction?
(a) Guildenstern says they will come to no good end.
(b) Guildenstern remarks that they are on trial.
(c) Guildenstern suggests they are in a madhouse.
(d) Guildenstern comments that they are on a path, to which they are condemned.

2. What does Rosencrantz demand of the troupe?
(a) That they use court language when they address Hamlet, Claudius, and Gertrude.
(b) That they clean their costumes before they perform at court.
(c) That must provide an excellent performance at court, and may not present their usual smutty acts.
(d) That they must not mention having met them on the road to the court.

3. What question does Guildenstern put to the Player?
(a) He asks the Player what he and Rosencrantz are supposed to do.
(b) He asks what he and Rosencrantz need to know.
(c) He asks which way is north.
(d) He asks where they can find Hamlet.

4. When the time theory is disproved, what does Guildenstern think of next?
(a) Pixies
(b) Leprechauns
(c) Mental telepathy
(d) Divine intervention

5. What does the Player try to explain to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) What his relationship to Hamlet is
(b) How important the audience is to the performance
(c) Why he lied about doing The Murder of Gonzago
(d) How he happens to be at court

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern identified in Stoppard's script?

2. After speaking with Hamlet, what is the condition of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

3. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

4. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?

5. How does Hamlet address Rosencrantz when he pulls him aside?

(see the answer key)

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