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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 at Bristow Castle in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Duke of Aumerle.
(b) Abbot of Westminster.
(c) Earl of Salisbury.
(d) The Earl of Wiltshire.

2. What does Richard learn of Gaunt in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He is very sick.
(b) He is threatening to commit suicide.
(c) He is heartbroken and acting insane.
(d) He is leaving the country too.

3. Who of the following characters have not fled to Bolingbroke's army?
(a) Bushy.
(b) Beaumond.
(c) Willoughby.
(d) Ross.

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

5. How long is Mowbray banished from England?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Life.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard's reaction towards the news of Gaunt he receives in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Which of the following lines is what the Queen says to the bearer of the news of Bolingbroke?

3. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?

4. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?

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