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

2. What was Mowbray supposed to be doing with Richard's uncle when he died?
(a) Practicing to duel.
(b) Showing him the courtyards.
(c) Accompany him while traveling.
(d) Guarding him.

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

4. Which of the following is a quote by Richard in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) "Obedience bids I should not bid again."
(b) "Mine honour is my life, both grow in one."
(c) "O God defend my soul from such deep sin!"
(d) "We were not born to sue, but to command."

5. 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 usually does not react so emotionally.
(d) Gaunt took part in the verdict decision making.

Short Answer Questions

1. "What my tongue speaks my right drawn sword may prove." Who says this?

2. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?

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

4. Who stops the duel as it begins?

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

(see the answer key)

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