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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, p. 34-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the troupe's cart being pulled?
(a) By two white horses
(b) By the two musicians
(c) By two donkeys
(d) By two of the actors

3. When the troupe runs out of money, what do they offer Guildenstern?
(a) Bread
(b) A show
(c) Musical instruments
(d) Alfred

4. How does Rosencrantz show that he is confused?
(a) He asks which way they entered the room.
(b) He asks Guildenstern what his name is.
(c) He cannot remember the coin game
(d) He asks Guildenstern what just happened.

5. What does Guildenstern do with the coins he takes out of his bag?
(a) Spins them
(b) Bites them
(c) Gives them to beggars
(d) Buys fruit

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange comparison does Guildenstern make to the coins?

2. What is Rosencrantz's observation about Hamlet?

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

4. What does Rosencrantz remember about Hamlet?

5. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

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