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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) Richard.
(b) Lord Marshal.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Duke Aumerle.

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

3. Who addresses Bolingbroke as "Lord Hereford" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) York.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) Sir Pierce of Exton.

4. Where does Richard say he is to go immediately following Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To eat dinner with the Queen.
(b) To ride his horse.
(c) To see Gaunt.
(d) To prepare his army's generals.

5. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She confesses that she did not love the Duke.
(b) She begs Gaunt to act humanely.
(c) She begs Gaunt to avenge her husband's death.
(d) She worries aloud about money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?

2. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?

3. Who does the Duchess wish ill upon at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

5. What does Bushy do for the Queen in Act 2, Scene 2?

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