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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richard say he is to go immediately following Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To prepare his army's generals.
(b) To ride his horse.
(c) To eat dinner with the Queen.
(d) To see Gaunt.

2. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She begs Gaunt to avenge her husband's death.
(b) She begs Gaunt to act humanely.
(c) She confesses that she did not love the Duke.
(d) She worries aloud about money.

3. Who is Gaunt alluding to have killed the Duke of Gloucester as he speaks alone with the Duchess?
(a) Woodstock.
(b) The Duke of Aumerle.
(c) Richard.
(d) Bolingbroke.

4. : For what day is the duel set?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) The Summer Solstice.
(c) Guy Fawkes Day.
(d) Saint Lambert's Day.

5. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?
(a) Lord Marshal.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Mowbray.
(d) Bolingbroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gold coins does Bolingbroke accuse Mowbray of withholding from the army?

2. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 4?

3. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?

5. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

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