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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 20-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Player say to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern upon meeting them on the road?
(a) That there is strength in numbers.
(b) That there are highwaymen about.
(c) They he is surprised to find gentlemen there.
(d) That it is a lucky thing they came along.

2. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(b) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.
(c) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.
(d) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.

3. What happens when the troupe sees the coin?
(a) They beg the Player to take it.
(b) They spit on the coin.
(c) They dive for it.
(d) They laugh and turn to leave.

4. What question does Guildenstern press on Rosencrantz during their discussion of the game?
(a) If he wants to spin the coins himself
(b) If he wants to spin one last coin double or nothing
(c) If he knows any other game they could play
(d) If he would feel the same having lost that many times

5. What does Rosencrantz say that Guildenstern must be feeling?
(a) Poorer
(b) Weariness
(c) Anger
(d) Boredom

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Player's reaction when Guildenstern says he may be able to use his influence at the court to get them shows?

2. What does Guildenstern do differently the next time he tosses a coin?

3. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?

4. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?

5. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?

(see the answer key)

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