Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials — Unit test
Question 11 of 25 • English 12 A.1 - F26 - Joseph Ramirez
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.ROS Shouldn’t we be doing something—constructive?GUIL What did you have in mind? . . . A short, blunt human pyramid . . . ?ROS We could go.GUIL Where?ROS After him.GUIL Why? They’ve got us placed now—if we start moving around, we’ll all be chasing each other all night.Hiatus.ROS (at footlights) How very intriguing! (Turns.) I feel like a spectator—an appalling business. The only thing that makes it bearable is the irrational belief that somebody interesting will come on in a minute. . . .GUIL See anyone?ROS No. You?GUIL No. (At footlights.) What a fine persecution—to be kept intrigued without ever quite being enlightened.
Answer
A
Rosencrantz wants to be useful, while Guildenstern does not care what happens.
B
Rosencrantz has a clear idea about their task, while Guildenstern is still unclear about it.
C
Rosencrantz wants to keep busy, while Guildenstern is controlled by pessimism.
D
Rosencrantz has trouble focusing, while Guildenstern is better at following instructions.