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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. Where will Bolingbroke take Richard after their first confrontation since the beginning of the play?
(a) Flint Castle.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) London.
(d) Berkley Castle.

2. Who of the following is not a character in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Sir Pierce of Exton.
(d) Ross.

3. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Life.

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

5. How many lines are in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Forty four.
(b) One hundred five.
(c) Three hundred twelve.
(d) Twenty eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?

2. "More welcome is the stroke of death to me than Bolingbroke to England." Who says this?

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

4. Which of the following character is not in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Who is prisoner in Act 3, Scene 1?

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