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

2. How many lines are in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Who addresses Bolingbroke as "Lord Hereford" in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?

5. Which of the following character is not in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Act 3, Scene 3 end?

3. When is it apparent in the play that Richard will be succeeded?

4. Summarize Bushy and Greens' final moments.

5. In the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3 there is information Bolingbroke and Richard each do not know, that the other does. What is this information for each party?

6. How does York meet Bolingbroke at Berkley Castle?

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

8. How does Richard greet England upon returning from Ireland?

9. How does Act 5, Scene 5 end?

10. How long have the Captain and Salisbury been waiting for Richard? Have they heard from them? Who else is waiting with them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "Richard II," a play hundreds of years old, relevant to our times today? What themes of the play are timeless? What did you see in the play that you see in your daily life?

Essay Topic 2

Richard's eloquent speeches were a very important aspect of the play. What did these speeches say of Richard's character? What did they add to the play? Did anyone else speak like Richard?

Essay Topic 3

When would you say Richard lost his power in the play? It does not necessarily have to be the scene with the smashed mirror. Use evidence from the play to support your claims.

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