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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard give Bolingbroke during the first meeting since the beginning of the play?
(a) The literal crown from his head.
(b) A lashing with his sword.
(c) The inheritance.
(d) The throne.

2. Who said, "Let's fight with gentle words"?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Richard.
(d) Aumerle.

3. What does Richard hear that interrupts his speech in Act 5, Scene 5?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Horses.
(d) Music.

4. Where is Exton going to go after leaving Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) France.
(b) Pomfret.
(c) The king's chamber's.
(d) London.

5. Who of the Duke of York's family enters Windsor Castle first?
(a) They all enter together.
(b) The Duke.
(c) The Duchess.
(d) Aumerle.

6. Who kills Richard?
(a) Groom.
(b) Exton.
(c) Keeper.
(d) Percy.

7. Other than Richard and the Queen, who else speaks in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) York.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) Northumberland.

8. Who does Bolingbroke question the status of in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) His son.
(b) Bagot.
(c) His wife.
(d) Richard's wife.

9. Who speaks first in Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) Servant.
(b) Exton.
(c) Maid.
(d) Bolingbroke.

10. What object does Richard break in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) The royal crown.
(b) A vase.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A window.

11. Where will Bolingbroke take Richard after their first confrontation since the beginning of the play?
(a) Nottingham.
(b) Berkley Castle.
(c) Flint Castle.
(d) London.

12. Where did Mowbray die?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Africa.
(d) Russia.

13. What is the setting of Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) Windsor Castle.
(b) Yorkshire Castle.
(c) Pomfret Castle.
(d) Berkley Castle.

14. Which of the following characters is not in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Aumerle.
(b) Carlisle.
(c) Scroop.
(d) Salisbury.

15. What does Richard compare Bolingbroke and his followers to?
(a) Rats and diseases.
(b) Snakes and roaches.
(c) Spiders and toads.
(d) Mold and rust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the setting of Act 5, Scene 2?

2. Who does Exton quote as saying "Have I no friend?"

3. What does Bolingbroke question of Bagot when they arrive in London?

4. Who claims they heard Aumerle bragging about murdering?

5. Where is the prison in Act 5, Scene 5?

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