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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. What does York warn Gaunt in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That Richard will ignore him.
(b) That Mowbray is going to try to kill him.
(c) That his wife is going to leave him.
(d) That Bolingbroke is confronting very harsh conditions in his exile.

2. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

3. What is Bolingbroke's title now that Gaunt is dead?
(a) Lord Lancaster.
(b) The Duke of Kent.
(c) Lord Aumerle.
(d) Sir Henry of Wales.

4. Who is fleeing straight to Richard after learning of Bolingbroke's arrival?
(a) Bushy.
(b) Green.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Bagot.

5. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?
(a) Father and son.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Uncle and nephew.
(d) Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following lines is what the Queen says to the bearer of the news of Bolingbroke?

2. How does Bolingbroke justify executing the prisoners?

3. Who invites Bolingbroke to stay at Berkley Castle?

4. Who is the last to speak in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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