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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?
(a) As a pleasurable journey.
(b) As his civic duty.
(c) As a time to find a wife.
(d) As a time to grow as a man.

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

3. Who stops the duel as it begins?
(a) Richard.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(d) The Queen.

4. Who is fleeing straight to Richard after learning of Bolingbroke's arrival?
(a) Bushy.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Green.
(d) Bagot.

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Wales.
(c) London.
(d) Leeds.

6. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The Gardener.
(b) Northumberland.
(c) Ross.
(d) Willoughby.

7. Who is at Bristow Castle in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Duke of Aumerle.
(b) Earl of Salisbury.
(c) The Earl of Wiltshire.
(d) Abbot of Westminster.

8. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) Gaunt usually does not react so emotionally.
(b) Gaunt told Richard that Bolingbroke had threatened him, and he wanted him exiled.
(c) Richard thought Gaunt was dying, and everyone else was laughing.
(d) Gaunt took part in the verdict decision making.

9. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?
(a) The Duke of Aumerle.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) Richard.

10. How many lines are in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Forty four.
(b) Three hundred twelve.
(c) One hundred five.
(d) Twenty eight.

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

12. Where does Bushy inform Richard that Gaunt is in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Coventry.
(b) Ely House.
(c) Thames House.
(d) Windsor Castle.

13. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Coventry.
(b) London.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Cardiff.

14. What does Bushy do for the Queen in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He calls for his musicians to play for her.
(b) He tries to comfort her with his wit.
(c) He offers to take her to the ocean.
(d) He tells stories of Richard's bravery.

15. Where was the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Parliament.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Alexandra Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is the setting in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. Who is the last to speak in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. How many characters are in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. Who informally swears their allegiance to Bolingbroke in Act 2, Scene 3?

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