View a FREE sample

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 wants to spin one last coin double or nothing
(b) If he would feel the same having lost that many times
(c) If he wants to spin the coins himself
(d) If he knows any other game they could play

2. How does Guildenstern see the way the game keeps going?
(a) He think Rosencrantz is cheating, but he cannot prove it.
(b) He sees it as odd, perhaps an omen.
(c) He does not think about it.
(d) He thinks he must continue to entertain Rosencrantz.

3. Guildenstern is aware that the game defies _________________________.
(a) The law of geometry
(b) The law of the land
(c) The law of gravity
(d) The law of probability

4. 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) Examine the coins
(d) Keep playing until he started to win

5. How does Guildenstern question what is happening with the game?
(a) He questions whether it is luck or lack of faith.
(b) He keeps watching Rosencrantz to see if he cheats.
(c) He examines the coins to see if they are double headed.
(d) He wonders whether it is natural or supernatural.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who are the well-dressed Elizabethan gentlemen at the opening of the play?

4. When Rosencrantz begins saying he is afraid, what is it he was going to say before Guildenstern stops him?

5. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 401 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample