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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 Woodstock?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duke of Gloucester.
(c) Richard
(d) Mowbray.

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

3. 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 told Richard that Bolingbroke had threatened him, and he wanted him exiled.
(c) Gaunt took part in the verdict decision making.
(d) Gaunt usually does not react so emotionally.

4. Who does the Duchess wish ill upon at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Richard.
(c) Mowbray.
(d) Gaunt.

5. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She begs Gaunt to avenge her husband's death.
(b) She worries aloud about money.
(c) She begs Gaunt to act humanely.
(d) She confesses that she did not love the Duke.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?

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

5. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?

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