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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 is Gaunt's final line?
(a) "Convey me to my bed, then to my grave."
(b) "Words, life and all old Lancaster hath spent."
(c) "Live in thy shame, but die not shame with thee."
(d) "Love they to live that love and honour have."

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

3. Who is the last character to speak in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Aumerle.
(c) The Duchess.
(d) York.

4. What is part of the significance of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Richard has become gravely ill.
(b) Richard has returned from England.
(c) The Queen is pregnant.
(d) Bolingbroke has surrendered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is not in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

3. Which of the following does York not call his son in Act 5, Scene 2?

4. What is Aumerle holding when he enters Act 5, Scene 2?

5. Which nation does York refer to as he discusses vanity?

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