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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. Which is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Desolate, desolate will I hence and die."
(b) "The last leave of thee takes my weeping eye."
(c) "To God, the widow's champion and defence."
(d) "As much good stay with thee as go with me."

2. What does Richard learn of Gaunt in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He is heartbroken and acting insane.
(b) He is very sick.
(c) He is leaving the country too.
(d) He is threatening to commit suicide.

3. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Coventry.
(b) Bordeaux.
(c) Cardiff.
(d) London.

4. Who was Richard's uncle and Gaunt's brother?
(a) The Duke of Kent.
(b) The Duke of Lancaster.
(c) The Duke of Gloucester.
(d) Lord Edmonton of Bath.

5. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Ross.
(b) The Gardener.
(c) Willoughby.
(d) Northumberland.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Woodstock?

4. What adjective does Richard use to describe Bolingbroke that is condescending?

5. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?

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