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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "What my tongue speaks my right drawn sword may prove." Who says this?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Richard.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Mowbray.

2. Who is Bolingbroke's father?
(a) Earl of Northumberland.
(b) Lord Ross.
(c) Sir Henry Green.
(d) Gaunt.

3. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Lord Marshall, the Duke Aumerle.
(b) Gaunt, Bolingbroke.
(c) Richard, the Queen.
(d) Gaunt, the Duchess of Gloucester.

4. How many gold coins does Bolingbroke accuse Mowbray of withholding from the army?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,000.

5. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Lord Marshal.
(c) Mowbray.
(d) Bolingbroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mowbray supposed to be doing with Richard's uncle when he died?

2. Who is Gaunt alluding to have killed the Duke of Gloucester as he speaks alone with the Duchess?

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

4. Where was the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What is the double metaphor spoken in the Duchess's first speech of the play?

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