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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. Which of the following lines is what the Queen says to the bearer of the news of Bolingbroke?
(a) "Your news feels of demons ripping my inside."
(b) "There is no higher evil than Bolingbroke."
(c) "Thou art the midwife to my woe."
(d) "What right have you to deliver such agony to the Queen?"

2. What made Aumerle cry when he said goodbye to Bolingbroke?
(a) The wind.
(b) Knowing his cousin's father would soon die.
(c) Seeing his cousin banished from England.
(d) All of the above.

3. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She worries aloud about money.
(b) She begs Gaunt to act humanely.
(c) She confesses that she did not love the Duke.
(d) She begs Gaunt to avenge her husband's death.

4. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) London.

5. Which is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Desolate, desolate will I hence and die."
(b) "To God, the widow's champion and defence."
(c) "As much good stay with thee as go with me."
(d) "The last leave of thee takes my weeping eye."

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Richard use to describe Bolingbroke that is condescending?

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

3. Where does Richard say he is to go immediately following Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?

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