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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Richard described to Bolingbroke after the initial meeting in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) "...like a frantic man."
(b) "...like a lost child."
(c) "His voice trembles into valleys."
(d) "His eyes quiver as though alien."

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

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

4. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) All three answers are correct.
(b) The war in Ireland.
(c) Bolingbroke's loss of property.
(d) Their disgust of Richard.

5. Where will the Queen go after learning of her husband's defeat?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Brighton.
(c) London.
(d) Flint Castle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Richard's uncle and Gaunt's brother?

3. Who does the Servant announce has died in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

5. What type of place will the Queen live after she leaves England?

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