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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the final line of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "The last leave of thee takes my weeping eye."
(b) "Desolate, desolate will I hence and die."
(c) "To God, the widow's champion and defence."
(d) "As much good stay with thee as go with me."

2. Which of the following is not one of the prophecies alarming the characters of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Ruffians dancing.
(b) Endless rain.
(c) The moon looks bloody.
(d) Meteors.

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

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

5. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Gaunt's house.
(b) An orchard.
(c) A chapel.
(d) Windsor Castle.

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

7. What is Bolingbroke's title now that Gaunt is dead?
(a) Lord Aumerle.
(b) Sir Henry of Wales.
(c) The Duke of Kent.
(d) Lord Lancaster.

8. Who is the first character to speak in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Berkley.
(b) Captain.
(c) Richard.
(d) Salisbury.

9. Which of the following is not a reason Bolingbroke is executing the prisoners?
(a) They have murdered.
(b) Causing Richard to banish Bolingbroke.
(c) Upset the queen.
(d) Misleading Richard.

10. Who was Richard's uncle and Gaunt's brother?
(a) The Duke of Kent.
(b) The Duke of Gloucester.
(c) The Duke of Lancaster.
(d) Lord Edmonton of Bath.

11. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Richard, the Queen.
(b) Lord Marshall, the Duke Aumerle.
(c) Gaunt, the Duchess of Gloucester.
(d) Gaunt, Bolingbroke.

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

13. How many characters speak in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

14. To whom does Bolingbroke send a message to in Act 3, Scene 1 that he has no ill-will towards?
(a) Bagot.
(b) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(c) Richard.
(d) The Queen.

15. How many gold coins does Bolingbroke accuse Mowbray of withholding from the army?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?

2. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Bolingbroke claim to be his intentions for invading England?

4. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?

5. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?

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