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

2. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Bushy.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) Green.

3. How does Richard refer to the imaginary person he is speaking to in line 55?
(a) Jack o' the clock.
(b) None is correct.
(c) Sir.
(d) Clamorous groans.

4. Which of the following character is not in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Willoughby.
(b) Bushy.
(c) Green.
(d) Aumerle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is at Bristow Castle in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

5. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?

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