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

2. 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.

3. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Life.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Twenty years.

4. Where was the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Alexandra Palace.
(c) Parliament.
(d) Windsor Castle.

5. What do Mowbray and Bolingbroke state officially that they are fighting for at the duel?
(a) Both claim the other is a traitor.
(b) Both love the same woman.
(c) Mowbray claims adultery while Bolingbroke claims theft.
(d) Both claim the other killed the Duke of Gloucester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?

2. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why don't Bolingbroke and Mowbray forgive one another?

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

5. Who does the Duchess wish ill upon at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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