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

2. What blunder does Rosencrantz make with the introductions?
(a) He talks down to the Player as though he were a Lord.
(b) He cannot recall Guildenstern's name.
(c) He confuses their names, calling himself Guildenstern.
(d) He fails to mention their names.

3. What does Guildenstern say will eventually turn the game around?
(a) The law of gravity
(b) The law of diminishing returns
(c) The law of Hammurabi
(d) The law of relativity

4. What event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?
(a) A man coming to summon them to court
(b) A question for which he had no answer
(c) A play he saw about death
(d) A time when he had not studied for an examination

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the scene changes from exterior to interior, who enters the stage?

3. What does Guildenstern do differently the next time he tosses a coin?

4. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

5. What does the Player do when Rosencrantz tosses a coin on the ground in front of the Player?

(see the answer key)

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