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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Bushy and Bagot.
(b) Green.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Richard.

2. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) His name.
(b) His wife's cooking.
(c) His son's exile.
(d) His sickness.

3. Which of the following is not a suggestion of one of the Queen's ladies for an activity to comfort the Queen?
(a) Painting.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

4. How does Bolingbroke justify executing the prisoners?
(a) He says it is a favor to the Christian church.
(b) He knows they were both about to murder.
(c) He says God tells him to do it.
(d) He says it is a favor to the king.

5. How is Richard described to Bolingbroke after the initial meeting in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) "His voice trembles into valleys."
(b) "His eyes quiver as though alien."
(c) "...like a frantic man."
(d) "...like a lost child."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who of the Duke of York's family enters Windsor Castle first?

3. What does Richard warn the third speaker of Act 5, Scene 1?

4. Where will the Queen go after learning of her husband's defeat?

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

(see the answer key)

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