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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "For on my heart they tread now whilst I live"?
(a) York.
(b) Richard.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) Bolingbroke.

2. Which of the following character is not in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Green.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Bushy.
(d) Aumerle.

3. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he killed Gaunt.
(b) That he is secretly planning to assassinate Richard.
(c) That he is going to join Richard in his invasion of Ireland.
(d) That Bolingbroke is returning to England with an army.

4. Which characters are in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Salisbury and Captain.
(b) Salisbury, Captain, and Lord Marshall.
(c) None of these is correct.
(d) Salisbury, Berkley, and five sergeants.

5. What does the gardener plant for the Queen?
(a) The herb rue.
(b) Carnations.
(c) Roses.
(d) A weeping willow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Richard use to describe Bolingbroke that is condescending?

2. What is the final line of Act 3, Scene 3?

3. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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