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

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

3. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Bolingbroke's loss of property.
(b) Their disgust of Richard.
(c) All three answers are correct.
(d) The war in Ireland.

4. Who is the last character to speak in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Richard.
(b) Carlisle.
(c) Salisbury.
(d) Aumerle.

5. What is the last straw for Richard in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Seeing Bolingbroke's army approaching in the distance.
(b) Reading a letter from Bolingbroke.
(c) Learning the Queen has left him for Bolingbroke.
(d) Learning York has joined with Bolingbroke.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is part of the significance of Act 3, Scene 2?

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

5. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?

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