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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a suggestion of one of the Queen's ladies for an activity to comfort the Queen?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Painting.

2. What is the final line of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) "Poor queen, so that thy state might be no worse."
(b) "To meet at London London's king in woe."
(c) "Pray God the plants thou graft'st may never grow."
(d) "In the remembrance of a weeping queen."

3. What is the double metaphor spoken in the Duchess's first speech of the play?
(a) Doves flying; a harp playing angel.
(b) A crying baby; nurses working corruptly.
(c) Rose petals; a dagger dripping blood.
(d) Vials of blood; branches from one root.

4. To whom does Bolingbroke send a message to in Act 3, Scene 1 that he has no ill-will towards?
(a) Bagot.
(b) Richard.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The Duchess of Gloucester.

5. Who of the following characters have not fled to Bolingbroke's army?
(a) Bushy.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Ross.
(d) Beaumond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the characters decide to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 4?

2. How long has the Welsh army been waiting for Richard?

3. What is Bolingbroke's title now that Gaunt is dead?

4. Which of the following is not one of the prophecies alarming the characters of Act 2, Scene 4?

5. "Villain, I'll make thee safe." Who says this?

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