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

2. Who is Bolingbroke's father?
(a) Sir Henry Green.
(b) Earl of Northumberland.
(c) Lord Ross.
(d) Gaunt.

3. Which character officially swears in Mowbray and Bolingbroke at the duel?
(a) Lord Marshal.
(b) Duke Aumerle.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Richard.

4. : For what day is the duel set?
(a) The Summer Solstice.
(b) Saint Lambert's Day.
(c) Guy Fawkes Day.
(d) Christmas Eve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Aumerle cry when he said goodbye to Bolingbroke?

2. Which of the following character is not in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Which of the following is not a suggestion of one of the Queen's ladies for an activity to comfort the Queen?

4. Which of the following is not one of the prophecies alarming the characters of Act 2, Scene 4?

5. How long is Mowbray banished from England?

(see the answer key)

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