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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. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Green.
(b) Lord Aumerle.
(c) Bagot.
(d) Richard.

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

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

4. "What my tongue speaks my right drawn sword may prove." Who says this?
(a) Richard.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Mowbray.

5. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) Richard thought Gaunt was dying, and everyone else was laughing.
(b) Gaunt usually does not react so emotionally.
(c) Gaunt told Richard that Bolingbroke had threatened him, and he wanted him exiled.
(d) Gaunt took part in the verdict decision making.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

5. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

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