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

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

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

4. "Where then, alas, may I complain myself?" Who says this?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Richard.
(c) Woodstock.
(d) The Duchess of Gloucester.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?

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

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

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

5. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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