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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, p. 84-95.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If they discover what is troubling Hamlet, what does Rosencrantz want to know?
(a) Will they tell anyone?
(b) Will they be free to go home?
(c) Will they have to do something else?
(d) Will they get a large reward?

2. What does Guildenstern mean when he says he is afraid, too?
(a) He is afraid that the weather is causing the results.
(b) He is afraid that it really is his day.
(c) He is afraid that he has run out of coins.
(d) He is afraid that someone is coming.

3. What is Guildenstern's angry reply to the Player's suggestion?
(a) He draws his sword and tells the Player if he suggests that again, he will kill him.
(b) He says he was prepared for any kind of messenger, but instead he is approached by prostitutes.
(c) He laughs in the Player's face and calls him stupid.
(d) He calls the Player a pimp and orders him to leave with his troupe.

4. How does Hamlet slip away from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) When the troupe comes between them, Hamlet runs.
(b) When the lights go out, Hamlet disappears.
(c) When they bow low, he walks away and they do not see him.
(d) When they turn to see Claudius, he slips away quietly.

5. What is Alfred's response when Guildenstern suggests they could set a dramatic precedent?
(a) He asks what a precedent is.
(b) He begins to cry.
(c) He runs for his costume.
(d) He starts dancing around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hamlet say the body of Polonius is?

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

3. What does Rosencrantz say as he looks out into the audience?

4. What does the player tell Guildenstern they are more about?

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

(see the answer key)

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