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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes to Hastings with a message from Stanley at 4 o'clock in the morning?
(a) A page.
(b) A nobleman.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A soldier.

2. Who is sent to bring Edward's mother and son to London?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Shireson.
(c) Catesby.
(d) Buckingham.

3. What did the young Duke of York say grow quickly according to Richard?
(a) Trees.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Women.
(d) Commoners.

4. What does Richard give Anne after she doesn't kill him?
(a) A ring.
(b) A letter.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A bracelet.

5. Over how long in actual history do the play's events take place?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Sixteen years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman Richard plans to marry is the widow of whom?

2. Where does Richard eventually order Henry's body be taken?

3. Who does Clarence initially believe ordered his death?

4. What traditionally follows the death of a ruler?

5. What relationship is King Henry IV to Edward of Wales?

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