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

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

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

4. How many characters speak in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which character officially swears in Mowbray and Bolingbroke at the duel?

5. Why does Gaunt seem aloof to his brother's death?

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