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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 is the final line of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) "Ah, Richard! With the eyes of heavy mind."
(b) "I see thy glory like a shooting star."
(c) "And crossly to thy good all fortune goes."
(d) "Witnessing storms to come, woe and unrest."

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

3. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?
(a) As his civic duty.
(b) As a time to grow as a man.
(c) As a time to find a wife.
(d) As a pleasurable journey.

4. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?
(a) His intelligence often outsmarted Richard in their youth.
(b) Bolingbroke is always able to persuade people to take his side.
(c) Bolingbroke is much stronger than Richard.
(d) He is gracious to and loved by the common people.

5. What is Gaunt's final line?
(a) "Live in thy shame, but die not shame with thee."
(b) "Love they to live that love and honour have."
(c) "Words, life and all old Lancaster hath spent."
(d) "Convey me to my bed, then to my grave."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters speak in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

3. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?

4. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

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