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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. What does Gaunt call Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) "Landlord of England."
(b) "A stain on our England's dress."
(c) "Un-rightful king to no one."
(d) "History's most venomous leader."

2. Who says "What a tide of woes comes rushing on this woeful land at once!" in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Green.
(b) Bagot.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The Duke of York.

3. 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.

4. What adjective does Richard use to describe Bolingbroke that is condescending?
(a) High.
(b) Mighty.
(c) Fierce.
(d) Proud.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?

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

3. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?

4. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?

5. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?

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