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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assumption does the Player make about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The Player states that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are surely fellow artists.
(b) The player says that they are Lords and he recognizes them.
(c) The Player says that they are notable patrons of the arts.
(d) The Player says that they are runaway criminals and he has seen their pictures.

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

3. What does Guildenstern suggest they do with Hamlet?
(a) That they should kidnap him.
(b) That they should blackmail Hamlet.
(c) That they should threaten Hamlet.
(d) That they should move Hamlet toward pleasurable things

4. What question does Guildenstern press on Rosencrantz during their discussion of the game?
(a) If he knows any other game they could play
(b) If he wants to spin one last coin double or nothing
(c) If he wants to spin the coins himself
(d) If he would feel the same having lost that many times

5. What does the Player say to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern upon meeting them on the road?
(a) That it is a lucky thing they came along.
(b) They he is surprised to find gentlemen there.
(c) That there is strength in numbers.
(d) That there are highwaymen about.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Guildenstern recall as they talk about questions?

2. Who enters after Hamlet and Ophelia exit the stage?

3. What new theory does Guildenstern come up with for his run of bad luck?

4. Still trying to explain his run of bad luck, why does Guildenstern think about time?

5. Of what does Guildenstern say they can be sure?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Guildenstern come across as the more intelligent of the two men?

2. Trying to make sense of their situation, to what does Guildenstern think back?

3. How does Guildenstern continue trying to analyze the situation?

4. What does Guildenstern say that emphasizes their helplessness in a situation they do not understand?

5. How does Guildenstern take advantage of the Player?

6. How does the subject of fear affect both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

7. Describe the somewhat bizarre entrance of Hamlet and Ophelia.

8. How does Guildenstern attempt to change the subject away from the coins?

9. Guildenstern asks Rosencrantz if he appears to be contradicting himself. What is Rosencrantz's odd reply?

10. How does the Player reinforce the idea that the troupe is willing to perform a vulgar show?

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