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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. "Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts." Who says this?
(a) Green.
(b) Lord Aumerle.
(c) Bagot.
(d) Richard.

4. What adjective does Richard use to describe Bolingbroke that is condescending?
(a) Mighty.
(b) High.
(c) Proud.
(d) Fierce.

5. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Aumerle.
(b) Bushy.
(c) Green.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?

2. What does Richard learn of Gaunt in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

4. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who in Ireland is worrying Richard in Act 1, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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