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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 Richard learn of Gaunt in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He is leaving the country too.
(b) He is very sick.
(c) He is heartbroken and acting insane.
(d) He is threatening to commit suicide.

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

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

4. What is Richard's reaction towards the news of Gaunt he receives in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He hopes to seize Gaunt's property.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He hopes to marry Gaunt's wife.
(d) He hopes Bolingbroke does not learn of the news, upsetting him in his exile.

5. What does Bolingbroke claim to be his intentions for invading England?
(a) To destroy Richard's monarchy.
(b) To rule England.
(c) All of the above.
(d) To reclaim his inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?

4. To whom does Bolingbroke send a message to in Act 3, Scene 1 that he has no ill-will towards?

5. : For what day is the duel set?

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