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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Buckingham want the queen to do?
(a) Crown her young son king.
(b) Go in exile to France.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Crown her daughter as queen.

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

3. What are the dead men surrounded by in Clarence's dream?
(a) The women in their lives.
(b) Gold and gems.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Sand.

4. What does the queen do when Richard announces Clarence's death?
(a) Declare the day a Holy day.
(b) Declare a celebration in honor of Clarence's life.
(c) Declare that the kingdom enter a period of mourning.
(d) Declare a period of mourning.

5. What does Anne hope will happen to Richard's children if he gets married?
(a) That they will be murdered.
(b) That they will be deformed and hideous.
(c) That they will die.
(d) That he never has any.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does King Edward get angry with everyone present when he learns of Clarence's death?

2. When the King asks for Elizabeth and the other men, who does Richard hand behind to speak with?

3. Who ordered Clarence's murder?

4. What does the king do after he gets over his initial reaction to Clarence's death?

5. What is the name of King Henry IV's queen?

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