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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the ridiculous conversation Rosencrantz initiates about fingernails and beards?
(a) Whether they grow before birth and after death
(b) Whether they grow at the same rate
(c) Whether they are like toenails
(d) Whether they should be worn long or short

3. What does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern he would do if he lost that many times?
(a) Quit before he lost everything
(b) Draw his sword
(c) Keep playing until he started to win
(d) Examine the coins

4. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?
(a) It tells him that he will soon start winning.
(b) It tells him that Rosencrantz is hiding a secret.
(c) It tells him that no natural laws are at work at the moment.
(d) It assures him that the law of self interest is still working.

5. Who are the well-dressed Elizabethan gentlemen at the opening of the play?
(a) Claudius and Polonius
(b) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
(c) Procter and Gamble
(d) Hamlet and Horatio

Short Answer Questions

1. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?

2. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?

3. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?

4. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?

5. What is the fanciful conversation started by Guildenstern when Rosencrantz hears a sound.

(see the answer key)

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