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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. Where is the setting of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) An outdoor labyrinth.
(b) A court yard.
(c) A lake.
(d) A garden.

2. How does Bolingbroke justify executing the prisoners?
(a) He knows they were both about to murder.
(b) He says it is a favor to the Christian church.
(c) He says God tells him to do it.
(d) He says it is a favor to the king.

3. What do Mowbray and Bolingbroke state officially that they are fighting for at the duel?
(a) Mowbray claims adultery while Bolingbroke claims theft.
(b) Both claim the other is a traitor.
(c) Both claim the other killed the Duke of Gloucester.
(d) Both love the same woman.

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

5. Who of the following characters have not fled to Bolingbroke's army?
(a) Ross.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Beaumond.
(d) Bushy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?

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

4. For whom does Richard reduce Bolingbroke's sentence?

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

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