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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. Where does Richard say he is to go immediately following Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To ride his horse.
(b) To see Gaunt.
(c) To prepare his army's generals.
(d) To eat dinner with the Queen.

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

3. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?
(a) Lord Marshal.
(b) Mowbray.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) Gaunt.

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

5. What is the biggest concern in Act 2, Scene 2 regarding the war in Ireland?
(a) The fact that the war is on Irish soil, and not at home.
(b) Paying for it.
(c) Defeating the rebels.
(d) The weather is miserable and men are dying of illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts." Who says this?

2. Which is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. Who says "What a tide of woes comes rushing on this woeful land at once!" in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Who is at Bristow Castle in Act 2, Scene 2?

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