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

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

3. What does York warn Gaunt in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That Mowbray is going to try to kill him.
(b) That Richard will ignore him.
(c) That Bolingbroke is confronting very harsh conditions in his exile.
(d) That his wife is going to leave him.

4. Which character officially swears in Mowbray and Bolingbroke at the duel?
(a) Duke Aumerle.
(b) Lord Marshal.
(c) Richard.
(d) Gaunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

5. What does Richard learn of Gaunt in Act 1, Scene 4?

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