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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 do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Their disgust of Richard.
(b) The war in Ireland.
(c) All three answers are correct.
(d) Bolingbroke's loss of property.

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

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

4. What is Richard's reaction towards the news of Gaunt he receives in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He hopes Bolingbroke does not learn of the news, upsetting him in his exile.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He hopes to marry Gaunt's wife.
(d) He hopes to seize Gaunt's property.

5. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Life.
(b) Richard.
(c) England.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bolingbroke's father?

2. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What does Gaunt call Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. "Where then, alas, may I complain myself?" Who says this?

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

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