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

2. 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.

3. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Father and son.
(d) Uncle and nephew.

4. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?
(a) The shaman.
(b) The judge.
(c) The pope.
(d) The king.

5. Which character officially swears in Mowbray and Bolingbroke at the duel?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Duke Aumerle.
(c) Richard.
(d) Lord Marshal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?

3. How many gold coins does Bolingbroke accuse Mowbray of withholding from the army?

4. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?

(see the answer key)

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