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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 is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Desolate, desolate will I hence and die."
(b) "As much good stay with thee as go with me."
(c) "The last leave of thee takes my weeping eye."
(d) "To God, the widow's champion and defence."

2. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?
(a) Bolingbroke is always able to persuade people to take his side.
(b) His intelligence often outsmarted Richard in their youth.
(c) He is gracious to and loved by the common people.
(d) Bolingbroke is much stronger than Richard.

3. Who does the Servant announce has died in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Duke of Kent.
(b) Richard.
(c) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(d) Mowbray.

4. What does Bushy do for the Queen in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He offers to take her to the ocean.
(b) He tells stories of Richard's bravery.
(c) He calls for his musicians to play for her.
(d) He tries to comfort her with his wit.

5. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Aumerle.
(c) Green.
(d) Bushy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How will Richard handle the situation in Ireland?

2. Who stops the duel as it begins?

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

4. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?

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

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