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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rosencrantz's reply when Guildenstern asks why they would want to leave?
(a) So they can tell their friends about the adventure
(b) So they know where they are
(c) So they can be free
(d) So they get home before dark

2. What does the Player try to explain to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) Why he lied about doing The Murder of Gonzago
(b) How he happens to be at court
(c) How important the audience is to the performance
(d) What his relationship to Hamlet is

3. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern threaten to do to the Player?
(a) Have him arrested
(b) Expose him for a fraud
(c) Cut out his tongue
(d) Dance on his grave

4. When Hamlet, Polonius, and Ophelia exit, where are they apparently going?
(a) Denmark
(b) France
(c) Norway
(d) England

5. What is Guildenstern's reply when Rosencrantz says they have nothing to do?
(a) Guildenstern says someone will come tell them what to do.
(b) Guildenstern suggests they write letters.
(c) Guildenstern reminds him that they are taking Hamlet to England.
(d) Guildenstern says they can put on a play.

6. When they meet the King of England, what troubles Rosencrantz?
(a) Rosencrantz is nervous about what they will say.
(b) Rosencrantz thinks their clothes are not good enough.
(c) Rosencrantz does not know how to speak English.
(d) Roesncrantz fears they might be in trouble.

7. Back inside the castle, what does Rosencrantz declare?
(a) That Claudius is not angry anymore.
(b) That he does not remember coming inside.
(c) That Hamlet has given himself up.
(d) That they are now done with them.

8. What mime does Rosencrantz perform during the discussion of death?
(a) Placing flowers on a grave.
(b) Banging on a coffin lid.
(c) Lying down in a coffin.
(d) Marching in a funeral procession.

9. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks where he is going?
(a) The Player tells him he is going to wash costumes.
(b) The Player retorts that he can come and go as he pleases.
(c) The Player answers that he is going to Denmark.
(d) The Player responds that he is going to find Hamlet.

10. Why does Rosencrantz think he can leave?
(a) He says they've been there long enough.
(b) He says Hamlet doesn't want them there.
(c) He says no one will miss them.
(d) He says they have permission to go.

11. What surprise does Rosencrantz get when he thinks he's playing with the Queen?
(a) It is Hamlet in a dress.
(b) It is a maid.
(c) It is Ophelia.
(d) It is the boy, Alfred.

12. What does Guildenstern do with a dagger he takes from the Player?
(a) He plunges it into the Player all the way to the hilt.
(b) He uses it to slice bread.
(c) He cuts the Player's throat.
(d) He cleans his nails.

13. What props are on the stage as the lights finally come up on Act III?
(a) Three large casks and an umbrella
(b) Three masts and a coiled rope
(c) Three coffins and a deck chair
(d) Three unbrellas and a large box

14. What does Rosencrantz answer when Claudius asks where Hamlet is?
(a) That he is under guard.
(b) That he went to England.
(c) That he is with the Queen.
(d) That he is in the library.

15. Where does the Player say they got The Murder of Gonzago?
(a) They found it in a book.
(b) They wrote it themselves.
(c) They stole it from the Italians.
(d) Hamlet gave them the script.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Guildenstern put to the Player?

2. How does Hamlet slip away from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

3. What does Guildenstern explain to Rosencrantz about Hamlet's whereabouts?

4. Why is the troupe in disfavor from the King?

5. How does Hamlet address Rosencrantz when he pulls him aside?

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