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

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

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

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

5. Who stops the duel as it begins?
(a) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Richard.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the Welsh army been waiting for Richard?

2. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?

4. : For what day is the duel set?

5. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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