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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he is going to join Richard in his invasion of Ireland.
(b) That Bolingbroke is returning to England with an army.
(c) That he killed Gaunt.
(d) That he is secretly planning to assassinate Richard.

2. Who announces Gaunt's death?
(a) Bushy.
(b) York.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) Richard.

3. Who is the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Richard.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) York.

4. What is the final line in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) "From Richard's night to Bolingbroke's fair day."
(b) "That bids me be of comfort any more."
(c) "To alter this, for counsel is but vain."
(d) "To ear the land that hath some hope to grow."

5. Which nation does York refer to as he discusses vanity?
(a) Russia.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?

3. Who informs Richard that Bushy and Green are dead?

4. What does York warn Gaunt in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What is Gaunt's final line?

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