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

2. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Family.
(b) Life.
(c) Richard.
(d) England.

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

4. Who informs Richard that Bushy and Green are dead?
(a) Scroop.
(b) Aumerle.
(c) Westminster.
(d) Hereford.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do York and the Duchess feel pity for in Act 5, Scene 2?

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

4. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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