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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character officially swears in Mowbray and Bolingbroke at the duel?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Richard.
(c) Lord Marshal.
(d) Duke Aumerle.

2. What does Bolingbroke claim to be his intentions for invading England?
(a) To destroy Richard's monarchy.
(b) To rule England.
(c) To reclaim his inheritance.
(d) All of the above.

3. Who says "What a tide of woes comes rushing on this woeful land at once!" in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Green.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Bagot.
(d) The Duke of York.

4. Who speaks first in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Bushy.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The Duke of York.
(d) Richard.

5. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Richard.
(b) Bushy and Bagot.
(c) Green.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts." Who says this?

2. Who does the Servant announce has died in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Which nation does York refer to as he discusses vanity?

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

5. What is Bolingbroke's title now that Gaunt is dead?

(see the answer key)

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