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

2. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Richard.
(b) Bolingbroke
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Mowbray.

3. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Thief.
(c) Treason.
(d) Adultery.

4. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?

2. Who is Bolingbroke's father?

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

4. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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