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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of place will the Queen live after she leaves England?
(a) A school for privileged girls.
(b) A convent.
(c) A house Bolingbroke has bought for her.
(d) The French royal family's summer estate.

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

3. Who is the focus of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) York.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) Richard.

4. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?
(a) "...As the tide rises and the moon lurks over."
(b) "In the witching hour established by those monsters alone."
(c) "...When the searching eye of heaven is hid."
(d) "After the sun has winked its final glance."

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

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

7. How does Richard respond to Bolingbroke's demands?
(a) He cries.
(b) He pulls out his sword.
(c) He accepts.
(d) He says he would rather die than allow Bolingbroke in England.

8. Where will the Queen go after learning of her husband's defeat?
(a) London.
(b) Flint Castle.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Brighton.

9. What Greek god does Richard compare himself to at Berkley Castle?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Phaethon.
(d) Hades.

10. Which of the following is not a suggestion of one of the Queen's ladies for an activity to comfort the Queen?
(a) Painting.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

11. What is the final line in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) "From Richard's night to Bolingbroke's fair day."
(b) "To ear the land that hath some hope to grow."
(c) "That bids me be of comfort any more."
(d) "To alter this, for counsel is but vain."

12. What is the final line of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) "Once more adieu, the rest let sorrow say."
(b) "That I may strive to kill it with a groan."
(c) "We make woe wanton with this fond delay."
(d) "One kiss shall stop our mouths, and dumbly part."

13. Which of the following does York not call his son in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Slave.
(b) Imbecile.
(c) Villain.
(d) Traitor.

14. Who is the last character to speak in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Aumerle.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) The Duchess.
(d) York.

15. "Villain, I'll make thee safe." Who says this?
(a) Aumerle.
(b) Percy.
(c) Bolingbroke.
(d) York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Richard to be exiled by Bolingbroke?

2. What is Aumerle holding when he enters Act 5, Scene 2?

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

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

5. What is the final line of Act 3, Scene 3?

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