Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the dialogue change when Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak with Claudius and Gertrude?
(a) They are too stunned to speak.
(b) They speak in riddles.
(c) The speak French.
(d) They use Shakespearean English.

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

3. What is the leader of the traveling group called?
(a) Procurius
(b) Player
(c) Paladin
(d) partner

4. 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 two coins at once.
(c) He tosses it much farther away.
(d) He lets it land in his other hand.

5. When Rosencrantz begins saying he is afraid, what is it he was going to say before Guildenstern stops him?
(a) That they must be dreaming.
(b) That it just wasn't Guildenstern's day.
(c) That he was becoming tired of playing.
(d) That something was dreadfully wrong.

6. How is it obvious that the two men have been playing the gambling game for a long time?
(a) There are coins scattered all over the stage.
(b) Guildenstern asks Rosencrantz to loan him more coins.
(c) Rosencrantz keeps saying he is tired of playing the game.
(d) Guildenstern's bag is nearly empty while Rosencrantz's bag is full.

7. What are Guildenstern's suggestions for him and Rosencrantz in this strange situation?
(a) Be alert, tread carefully, and follow instructions.
(b) Be inquisitive and ask a lot of questions.
(c) Be confident, get the answers, and go home.
(d) Be irate and demand to go home.

8. What question does Guildenstern put to Rosencrantz about language?
(a) If he sometimes forgets what he wanted to say.
(b) If ordinary words often sound strange to him.
(c) If he knows the word for housewife in Danish.
(d) If he feels more comfortable speaking French.

9. What does Guildenstern want to know if the troupe knows?
(a) Any popular songs
(b) Any playwrights
(c) Any plays
(d) Any famous people

10. How does Guildenstern reply to Rosencrantz's idea about how Guildenstern must be feeling?
(a) He says that he doesn't mind losing because Rosencrantz is his friend.
(b) He says there is suspense while the coins are in the air.
(c) He says he is not really thinking about the game.
(d) He says there are plenty more coins where those came from.

11. What does Rosencrantz say he remembers about questions in the past?
(a) That he never knew the answers.
(b) That questions never bothered him then.
(c) That there were answers for everything.
(d) That only simple questions were asked.

12. How much does the Player say it will cost for them to perform a gory romance?
(a) A single coin
(b) A coin for each actor
(c) A handful of coins
(d) A small bag of coins

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

14. What is the Player's response when Rosencrantz asks if the two of them are enough for an audience?
(a) The Player says it is all right if they pay extra for the show.
(b) The Player says they will have to find more people to attend the show.
(c) The Player says they do not have time to put on a show right then.
(d) He says two is small for an audience but about average for voyeurs.

15. When the troupe moves on, why does the Player stand in one place?
(a) He's waiting for guildenstern to pay him.
(b) His foot is on Guildenstern's coin.
(c) He is drunk and cannot walk.
(d) He waits for Guildenstern to give him permission to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of play does the Player mention that comes at another cost?

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

3. What is Rosencrantz's emotional condition as a result of his encounters?

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

5. What is the Player's apology to Guildenstern and Rosencrantz?

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