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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. What is the biggest concern in Act 2, Scene 2 regarding the war in Ireland?
(a) Paying for it.
(b) The fact that the war is on Irish soil, and not at home.
(c) The weather is miserable and men are dying of illness.
(d) Defeating the rebels.

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

3. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duke of Aumerle.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) Richard.

4. Who is the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) York.
(b) Richard.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) Gaunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. : For what day is the duel set?

2. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?

3. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?

4. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?

5. Who is fleeing straight to Richard after learning of Bolingbroke's arrival?

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