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

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

3. What is Aumerle holding when he enters Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) A document with a plan to assassinate Richard.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A letter to Richard.
(d) A document with a plan to assassinate Bolingbroke.

4. What does Richard touch and speak to lovingly in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The Queen.
(b) A dog.
(c) His newborn child.
(d) The ground.

5. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Willoughby.
(b) Northumberland.
(c) The Gardener.
(d) Ross.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Who is the last character to speak in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. What does Richard compare Bolingbroke and his followers to?

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