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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Woodstock?
(a) The Duke of Gloucester.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Mowbray.
(d) Richard

3. What is the last line of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) "A while to work, and after holiday."
(b) "Thanks, gentle uncle. Come, lords, away."
(c) "And plague injustice with the pains of hell."
(d) "With letters of your love to her at large."

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

5. For whom does Richard reduce Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Lord Marshal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How will Richard handle the situation in Ireland?

2. What are the prophecies discussed in Act 2, Scene 4 supposed to forewarn?

3. How many lines are in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. What do Mowbray and Bolingbroke state officially that they are fighting for at the duel?

5. How does Bolingbroke justify executing the prisoners?

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