Question 19 • $2526: sem 1: 1001410: English 4 HONORS: NEW
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.GUIL (musing) The law of probability, it has been oddly asserted, is something to do with the proposition that if six monkeys (he has surprised himself) . . . if six monkeys were . . .ROS Game?GUIL Were they?ROS Are you?GUIL (understanding) Game. (Flips a coin.) The law of averages, if I have got this right, means that if six monkeys were thrown up in the air for long enough they would land on their tails about as often as they would land on their—ROS Heads. (He picks up the coin.)GUIL Which even at first glance does not strike one as a particularly rewarding speculation, in either sense, even without the monkeys. I mean you wouldn’t bet on it. I mean I would, but you wouldn’t. . . .ROS Heads. . . .. . . (He looks up at Guil—embarrassed laugh.) Getting a bit of a bore, isn’t it?
Answer
A
Guildenstern has a more analytical personality.
B
Rosencrantz is less enthusiastic about conversations.
C
Rosencrantz is less concerned about others’ feelings.
D
Guildenstern has more interest in playing betting games.
Explanation
Guildenstern reflects on the law of probability and tries to explain the law of averages, showing that he is thinking analytically. Rosencrantz focuses instead on the coin-flipping game and eventually says it is becoming boring. This contrast best supports the idea that Guildenstern has a more analytical personality.
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