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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Stanley suggest that he and Hastings flee to?
(a) The south.
(b) The east.
(c) The west.
(d) The north.

2. Who does Richard accuse of having Lord Hastings imprisoned?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Anne.
(c) Buckingham.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. Where does Richard eventually order Henry's body be taken?
(a) Dampfriars.
(b) Whitefriars.
(c) Blackfriars.
(d) Darkfriars.

4. Who does Richard plan to marry when he finds out that the King is ill?
(a) Mary Jane George.
(b) Mary Scotts.
(c) Anne Neville.
(d) Annabellea Frances.

5. What does Richard promise to Buckingham for his help?
(a) A marquee.
(b) A dukeship.
(c) A countess.
(d) An earldom.

6. What is the name of the bishop who gathers with Hastings, Stanley, and Buckingham to discuss Edward's coronation date?
(a) Bishop Guy.
(b) Bishop Canterbury.
(c) Bishop Ely.
(d) Bishop Duke.

7. What is the King's initial reaction when Richard announces that Clarence is dead?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Satisfaction.

8. What does Richard offer to Anne so that she can kill him?
(a) A lance.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A vial of poison.
(d) A sword.

9. Who is the situation in England left to according to the three speakers in Act II, scene iii?
(a) God.
(b) The new King.
(c) The dead King.
(d) The Queen.

10. A messenger comes to the Duchess of York and Queen Elizabeth and tells them that Grey and who were arrested?
(a) Henry.
(b) Edward.
(c) Harrington.
(d) Rivers.

11. Where does Richard advise Edward to stay until his coronation?
(a) In the palace.
(b) Tower of London.
(c) Wales Residence.
(d) James House.

12. The woman Richard plans to marry is the widow of whom?
(a) Edward, Duke of York.
(b) Edward, Prince of Wales.
(c) Edward, Earl of Oxford.
(d) Edward, King of France.

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

14. What type of person does Richard want to be?
(a) A religious man.
(b) A villan.
(c) A malcontent.
(d) A helper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne hope will happen to Richard's children if he gets married?

2. What is the name of the war that concludes just prior to the play starting?

3. Who do Lovell and Ratcliffe lead away to be executed?

4. Who is sent to bring Edward's mother and son to London?

5. Where does Richard send Anne when the funeral is over?

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