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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. After speaking with Hamlet, what is the condition of Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?
(a) They think they know the answer.
(b) They are satisfied.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are happy.

2. How is the Player still trying to appeal to prurient interest to get more money?
(a) He confides to Guildenstern that, for a price, he has a bawdy performance of The Rape of the Sabine Women.
(b) He asks Guildenstern if he would like the troupe to remove their clothes.
(c) He tells Guildenstern that for a price they will do King Lear in the nude.
(d) He winks at Guildenstern and suggests he would like to participate in something other than fighting.

3. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about Polonius?
(a) What they know about him
(b) Why did Hamlet kill him
(c) Where his body is
(d) Who told them he was dead

4. What are the instruments the musicians play?
(a) Horn, flute, and harpsichord
(b) Drum, flute, and horn
(c) Trumpet, drum, and harp
(d) Bagpipe, horn, and cymbals

5. What does Rosencrantz say he remembers about questions in the past?
(a) That questions never bothered him then.
(b) That there were answers for everything.
(c) That he never knew the answers.
(d) That only simple questions were asked.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Rosencrantz defensive as he discusses the game with Guildenstern?

2. How does Hamlet react when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern confront him?

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

4. What does Claudius tell Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

5. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern practice questioning one another, how do they keep score?

(see the answer key)

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