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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. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?
(a) "...As the tide rises and the moon lurks over."
(b) "In the witching hour established by those monsters alone."
(c) "...When the searching eye of heaven is hid."
(d) "After the sun has winked its final glance."

2. For whom does Richard reduce Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(c) Lord Marshal.
(d) Gaunt.

3. Who has the longest speech in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) York.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) Percy.

4. Which of the following is not one of the prophecies alarming the characters of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Endless rain.
(b) The moon looks bloody.
(c) Ruffians dancing.
(d) Meteors.

5. What is Bolingbroke's title now that Gaunt is dead?
(a) Lord Lancaster.
(b) Sir Henry of Wales.
(c) Lord Aumerle.
(d) The Duke of Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters are in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. Who says, "For on my heart they tread now whilst I live"?

3. Who is prisoner in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. Who in Ireland is worrying Richard in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. Who is the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

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