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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he is going to join Richard in his invasion of Ireland.
(b) That Bolingbroke is returning to England with an army.
(c) That he killed Gaunt.
(d) That he is secretly planning to assassinate Richard.

2. How many characters are in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

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

4. What do the characters decide to do at the end of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) They will kill themselves.
(b) They will invade Ireland on their own.
(c) They will not stay.
(d) They will wait.

5. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) His wife's cooking.
(b) His son's exile.
(c) His sickness.
(d) His name.

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

7. Who is Bolingbroke's father?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) Sir Henry Green.
(c) Lord Ross.
(d) Earl of Northumberland.

8. What is Richard's reaction towards the news of Gaunt he receives in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He hopes to marry Gaunt's wife.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He hopes Bolingbroke does not learn of the news, upsetting him in his exile.
(d) He hopes to seize Gaunt's property.

9. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?
(a) He is gracious to and loved by the common people.
(b) His intelligence often outsmarted Richard in their youth.
(c) Bolingbroke is much stronger than Richard.
(d) Bolingbroke is always able to persuade people to take his side.

10. How does York regard Bolingbroke's acting against the king?
(a) Repulsive.
(b) Unlawful.
(c) Encouraging.
(d) Unnecessary.

11. How long has the Welsh army been waiting for Richard?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two days.

12. How will Richard handle the situation in Ireland?
(a) He has ordered an army to invade.
(b) He will go there himself.
(c) He will send Green.
(d) He will see how the situation plays out for another month.

13. Who is the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Richard.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) York.

14. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Bushy and Bagot.
(c) Green.
(d) Richard.

15. How long is Bolingbroke originally banished from England?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is the only one to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

3. Who is upset over Richard's absence in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. To whom does Bolingbroke send a message to in Act 3, Scene 1 that he has no ill-will towards?

5. Who invites Bolingbroke to stay at Berkley Castle?

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