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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. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Gaunt's house.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) A chapel.
(d) An orchard.

2. Which of the following lines is what the Queen says to the bearer of the news of Bolingbroke?
(a) "Thou art the midwife to my woe."
(b) "There is no higher evil than Bolingbroke."
(c) "Your news feels of demons ripping my inside."
(d) "What right have you to deliver such agony to the Queen?"

3. How many characters are in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

4. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The war in Ireland.
(b) Bolingbroke's loss of property.
(c) Their disgust of Richard.
(d) All three answers are correct.

5. Who is upset over Richard's absence in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Duke of York.
(b) Green.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Bushy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What made Aumerle cry when he said goodbye to Bolingbroke?

3. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?

4. What is the last line of Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Where does Bushy inform Richard that Gaunt is in Act 1, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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