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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sir Walter Herbert?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A writer.
(d) A merchant.

2. Who beheads Hastings before the Mayor could hear his confession?
(a) Catesby and Carbury.
(b) Towland and Greeley.
(c) Ratcliffe and Lovell.
(d) Richard and Buckingham.

3. How does the third speaker characterize the queen's brothers in Act II, scene iii?
(a) Accomplished and virtuous.
(b) Christian and humble.
(c) Obnoxious and spoiled.
(d) Haughty and proud.

4. Where does King Edward think he will go when he dies?
(a) To the ghost world.
(b) To heaven.
(c) To purgatory.
(d) To hell.

5. What do the characters do with Margaret's warnings?
(a) Write them down.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Take them to heart.
(d) Laugh at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks God that Rivers, Dorset and Lord Hastings die young?

2. Why does Richard say he cannot be loved?

3. What is the given name of the Duke of Clarence?

4. Where does Richard promise to Anne that Henry will be buried?

5. What are the dead men surrounded by in Clarence's dream?

(see the answer key)

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