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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. In what kind of death does the Player say people only believe?
(a) Death on a stage
(b) Their own death
(c) Death at sea
(d) Death of an actor

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

3. Still in the dark, what do the two realize?
(a) They have escaped from the castle.
(b) They are in a moving carriage.
(c) They can still talk, think, and feel.
(d) They are chained to a wall.

4. What does Hamlet do with the letter he takes from Guildenstern?
(a) He wads it up and tosses it into the sea.
(b) He tears it into a thousand pieces.
(c) He goes behind the umbrella and reads it.
(d) He burns it with flame from the lantern.

5. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hear as they discuss the letter the next morning?
(a) Horses
(b) Music
(c) Cannons
(d) Marching

Short Answer Questions

1. To lighten the discussion, what does Rosencrantz tell Guildenstern?

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

3. What does Rosencrantz ask Guildenstern about death?

4. What does Rosencrantz demand of the troupe?

5. What is the Player's response when Guildenstern asks where he is going?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rosencrantz sum up their position?

2. When Hamlet does return, what does he say about the body?

3. What happens over the subject of money?

4. What transpires when Rosencrantz brings up the subject of death?

5. Describe the funny bowing scene with Hamlet and Claudius.

6. Describe the hilarious scene involving the belts of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

7. Tell about the dialogue between Rosencrantz and Guildenstern after Rosencrantz insists they have permission to leave.

8. What happens when the King orders Guildenstern to go and bring Hamlet?

9. What game does Rosencrantz initiate on the ship?

10. What causes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to laugh over the new coin game?

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