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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks God that Rivers, Dorset and Lord Hastings die young?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Edward.
(d) Henry.

2. Why does King Edward get angry with everyone present when he learns of Clarence's death?
(a) Because no one spoke up for Clarence.
(b) Because everyone there was happy.
(c) Because no one offered to bury Clarence.
(d) Because everyone there was not upset.

3. Who is Queen in Act I, scene iii?
(a) Anne.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Jane.

4. What does Richard say bore the King's countermand?
(a) A fish on land.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A cripple.
(d) A sloth.

5. When the King asks for Elizabeth and the other men, who does Richard hand behind to speak with?
(a) The criminals.
(b) The assassins.
(c) The robbers.
(d) The murderers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does King Edward think he will go when he dies?

2. Why does King Edward want Richard, Lord Hastings, and Elizabeth's brothers to make peace?

3. What was the king's order to kill Clarence a result of?

4. How is the Duchess of York related to Clarence's son and daughter?

5. Richard says that he will follow Buckingham's directions in the matter of crowning a new king, "like a _______."

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