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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "What my tongue speaks my right drawn sword may prove." Who says this?

2. Who invites Bolingbroke to stay at Berkley Castle?

3. How does York regard Bolingbroke's acting against the king?

4. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who is the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Bushy and Greens' final moments.

2. What does Mowbray admit to during the feud of the first scene?

3. What is the news that ultimately destroys Richard's spirits? What does he do?

4. Describe Bushy, Bagot, and Green's different plans at the end of Act 2, Scene 2.

5. What happens after Aumerle and his family enter Act 5, Scene 3?

6. How is Richard comforted in Act 3, Scene 2?

7. What do Gaunt and York discuss privately in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

8. How does Bolingbroke justify taking license to execute?

9. Whose power seems to be stronger as of Act 2, Scene 3: Richard's or Bolingbroke's?

10. What do Richard and the Queen seem to be more pained by: losing the monarchy or each other? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is reading a play a different experience than reading a novel? Which aspects of "Richard II" were most helpful for you to visualize the events? How would this have been different should "Richard II" have been a novel?

Essay Topic 2

Did Bolingbroke want Richard to be killed? Discuss whether or not you believe Exton, that he wanted Richard executed, and what that changes about Bolingbroke's surface layer of nobility.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss themes, symbolisms, motivations, etc. you noticed in the play that were not discussed in class. Compare their relevance to those that were discussed throughout the lessons. Discuss their effect on your overall experience and lasting impression of "Richard II."

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