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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?
(a) "...When the searching eye of heaven is hid."
(b) "...As the tide rises and the moon lurks over."
(c) "In the witching hour established by those monsters alone."
(d) "After the sun has winked its final glance."

2. Who is upset over Richard's absence in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Bushy.
(c) The Duke of York.
(d) Green.

3. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?
(a) The shaman.
(b) The pope.
(c) The judge.
(d) The king.

4. Who does Bolingbroke put in charge of escorting the prisoners away?
(a) Bushy.
(b) York.
(c) Green.
(d) Northumberland.

5. Which of the following is not a suggestion of one of the Queen's ladies for an activity to comfort the Queen?
(a) Painting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Weeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts." Who says this?

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

3. Who tells of Bolingbroke's arrival in England?

4. "More welcome is the stroke of death to me than Bolingbroke to England." Who says this?

5. Which of the following is not a reason Bolingbroke is executing the prisoners?

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