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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. Why don't Bolingbroke and Mowbray forgive one another?
(a) They have both sworn to God they would seek vengeance.
(b) It would be forfeiting their honor.
(c) They have had a rivalry since childhood.
(d) Both have not shared everything they are upset over.

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

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

4. : For what day is the duel set?
(a) Guy Fawkes Day.
(b) Saint Lambert's Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) The Summer Solstice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?

2. Who stops the duel as it begins?

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

4. How long is Mowbray banished from England?

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

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