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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 does Guildenstern do differently the next time he tosses a coin?
(a) He rubs the coin on his shirt before tossing it.
(b) He tosses it much farther away.
(c) He lets it land in his other hand.
(d) He tosses two coins at once.

2. What is Rosencrantz's reaction to the way the game keeps going?
(a) He is upset because Guildenstern will run out of coins.
(b) He laughs and whistles every time he wins a coin.
(c) He thinks something is odd about the game.
(d) He is a little embarrassed because he keeps winning.

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

4. How does Guildenstern summarize that day?
(a) they were sleeping and suddenly found themselves on a road they don't know.
(b) They were awakened at dawn with a message, a summons, and a new record for heads and tails.
(c) They got a message to come quickly but it did not tell them where.
(d) Right after breakfast they got a summons for jury duty.

5. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?
(a) 121 to 0
(b) 100 to 0
(c) 89 to 0
(d) 85 to 6

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Guildenstern continue doing with the coin tosses?

3. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?

4. What does Guildenstern see when he looks at the coin after trying a new method?

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

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