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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Bolingbroke send a message to in Act 3, Scene 1 that he has no ill-will towards?
(a) Richard.
(b) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Bagot.

2. What Greek god does Richard compare himself to at Berkley Castle?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Phaethon.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hades.

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

4. Who is sent to talk with Richard in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) York.
(b) Northumberland.
(c) An attendant.
(d) Percy.

5. Who has the longest speech in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) York.
(c) Percy.
(d) Bolingbroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does York regard Bolingbroke's acting against the king?

2. How does Richard respond to Bolingbroke's demands?

3. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

5. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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