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

2. 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.

3. Why does Gaunt seem aloof to his brother's death?
(a) He is the one who has killed the Duke.
(b) He believes God will properly judge who is guilty.
(c) He has put the tragedy behind him, and is trying to move on with his life.
(d) He is in love with the Duchess.

4. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Lord Marshall, the Duke Aumerle.
(b) Richard, the Queen.
(c) Gaunt, Bolingbroke.
(d) Gaunt, the Duchess of Gloucester.

5. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?
(a) Life.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bolingbroke's father?

2. What do Mowbray and Bolingbroke state officially that they are fighting for at the duel?

3. Which of the following is a quote by Richard in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

5. Who is Gaunt alluding to have killed the Duke of Gloucester as he speaks alone with the Duchess?

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