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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who informs Richard that Bushy and Green are dead?
(a) Scroop.
(b) Hereford.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) Westminster.

3. What does Exton say he will do in Act 5, Scene 4?
(a) Kill Bolingbroke.
(b) Kill Aumerle.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Kill Richard.

4. 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."

5. Who is inside the castle in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) No one.
(b) Richard and Bolingbroke.
(c) Richard.
(d) Bolingbroke.

6. Who is to be executed in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) Aumerle.
(b) Aumerle and his accomplices.
(c) Aumerle, his accomplices, and his family.
(d) Aumerle's accomplices.

7. Where is the Queen being sent from England?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Sweden.

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

9. What does the gardener plant for the Queen?
(a) Roses.
(b) The herb rue.
(c) A weeping willow.
(d) Carnations.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Who does Exton quote as saying "Have I no friend?"
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Aumerle.
(c) Richard.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Richard?

2. What object does Richard break in Act 4, Scene 1?

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

4. Which of the following characters is not in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?

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