Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 55-84.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claudius request of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) To explain why they are there
(b) To play a game of coins
(c) To sing and dance
(d) To try to figure out what is bothering Hamlet

2. What is odd about the gambling game Guildenstern plays with Rosencrantz?
(a) The coins seem to disappear.
(b) The coins all come up heads.
(c) The coins are made of wood.
(d) The coins never leave Guildenstern's hand.

3. What is Rosencrantz's emotional condition as a result of his encounters?
(a) Rosencrantz continues to feel stressed and seems to feel a death is coming.
(b) He is apologetic for winning all of Guildenstern's money.
(c) He is confident that everything will now turn out all right.
(d) He understands everything that is happening around him.

4. What are the instruments the musicians play?
(a) Horn, flute, and harpsichord
(b) Trumpet, drum, and harp
(c) Bagpipe, horn, and cymbals
(d) Drum, flute, and horn

5. What does Rosencrantz demand of the troupe?
(a) That they use court language when they address Hamlet, Claudius, and Gertrude.
(b) That they clean their costumes before they perform at court.
(c) That they must not mention having met them on the road to the court.
(d) That must provide an excellent performance at court, and may not present their usual smutty acts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rosencrantz's answer please Guildenstern?

2. What question does Guildenstern press on Rosencrantz during their discussion of the game?

3. After trying again and again, what is the score of the game?

4. What is the ridiculous conversation Rosencrantz initiates about fingernails and beards?

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

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