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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. "Where then, alas, may I complain myself?" Who says this?
(a) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(b) Richard.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Woodstock.

2. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) Richard thought Gaunt was dying, and everyone else was laughing.
(b) Gaunt usually does not react so emotionally.
(c) Gaunt told Richard that Bolingbroke had threatened him, and he wanted him exiled.
(d) Gaunt took part in the verdict decision making.

3. "Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts." Who says this?
(a) Richard.
(b) Green.
(c) Lord Aumerle.
(d) Bagot.

4. What object does Richard break in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) A window.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A vase.
(d) The royal crown.

5. What does Richard touch and speak to lovingly in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The ground.
(b) The Queen.
(c) His newborn child.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gardener plant for the Queen?

2. What does York warn Gaunt in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

4. What does Richard give Bolingbroke during the first meeting since the beginning of the play?

5. Where is the setting of Act 5, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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