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

2. What do Mowbray and Bolingbroke state officially that they are fighting for at the duel?
(a) Both love the same woman.
(b) Mowbray claims adultery while Bolingbroke claims theft.
(c) Both claim the other is a traitor.
(d) Both claim the other killed the Duke of Gloucester.

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

4. What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Flint Castle.
(b) Berkley Castle.
(c) Alexandra Palace.
(d) Windsor Castle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bolingbroke justify executing the prisoners?

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

3. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?

5. Who is the first to speak in Act 3, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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