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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 does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Bushy and Bagot.
(b) Richard.
(c) Green.
(d) All of the above.

2. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She begs Gaunt to act humanely.
(b) She begs Gaunt to avenge her husband's death.
(c) She confesses that she did not love the Duke.
(d) She worries aloud about money.

3. Who tells of Bolingbroke's arrival in England?
(a) Green.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) Bagot.
(d) Bushy.

4. "The king reposeth all his confidence in thee." Who says this?
(a) Captain.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) Berkley.

5. What do the characters decide to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) They will invade Ireland on their own.
(b) They will wait.
(c) They will kill themselves.
(d) They will not stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informally swears their allegiance to Bolingbroke in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. Who is arrested in Act 4, Scene 1?

3. Who speaks first in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who of the following characters have not fled to Bolingbroke's army?

5. What is the biggest concern in Act 2, Scene 2 regarding the war in Ireland?

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