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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. How will Richard handle the situation in Ireland?
(a) He has ordered an army to invade.
(b) He will send Green.
(c) He will go there himself.
(d) He will see how the situation plays out for another month.

2. Who is Woodstock?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duke of Gloucester.
(c) Mowbray.
(d) Richard

3. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Ireland is worrying Richard in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?

3. What does Bushy do for the Queen in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who does the Servant announce has died in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?

(see the answer key)

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