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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gaunt alluding to have killed the Duke of Gloucester as he speaks alone with the Duchess?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Richard.
(c) Woodstock.
(d) The Duke of Aumerle.

2. Who stops the duel as it begins?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(c) Richard.
(d) The Queen.

3. What does Bushy do for the Queen in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He tries to comfort her with his wit.
(b) He calls for his musicians to play for her.
(c) He offers to take her to the ocean.
(d) He tells stories of Richard's bravery.

4. For whom does Richard reduce Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Lord Marshal.
(d) The Duchess of Gloucester.

5. What is the double metaphor spoken in the Duchess's first speech of the play?
(a) Doves flying; a harp playing angel.
(b) Vials of blood; branches from one root.
(c) Rose petals; a dagger dripping blood.
(d) A crying baby; nurses working corruptly.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Where then, alas, may I complain myself?" Who says this?

2. What does York warn Gaunt in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?

4. Who does the Duchess wish ill upon at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?

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