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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Green.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Bushy.
(d) Aumerle.

2. What adjective does Richard use to describe Bolingbroke that is condescending?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Proud.
(c) Mighty.
(d) High.

3. Who is Woodstock?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duke of Gloucester.
(c) Richard
(d) Mowbray.

4. What do Mowbray and Bolingbroke state officially that they are fighting for at the duel?
(a) Both claim the other killed the Duke of Gloucester.
(b) Mowbray claims adultery while Bolingbroke claims theft.
(c) Both claim the other is a traitor.
(d) Both love the same woman.

5. Who is the first character to speak in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Captain.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Richard.
(d) Berkley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Which is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What is the major concern of Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What does Gaunt call Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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