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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buries the two princes?
(a) Their mother.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) The Archbishop.
(d) The chaplain of the Tower.

2. What time of day does Richard order someone to wake Stanley?
(a) Daybreak.
(b) Dawn.
(c) When the moon is high.
(d) Midnight.

3. Anne regrets having married Richard and hopes that God will grant her what?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Much patience.
(c) A pardon.
(d) A quick death.

4. What does Buckingham call Margaret on his way to his execution?
(a) A priestess.
(b) A prophetess.
(c) A seer.
(d) A witch.

5. Who can be tempted to do anything for money?
(a) Tyrrel.
(b) Tarney.
(c) Tabesworth.
(d) Turin.

6. What needs to happen for Margaret's vengeance to be complete?
(a) For Richard to die.
(b) For Richard to see his wife murdered.
(c) For Richard to see his children murdered.
(d) For Richard to be dethroned.

7. Richard tries to lift his troops' spirits by pointing out that his army is how many times larger than Richmond's army?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

8. Who does Richard send to murder the princes?
(a) Tarney.
(b) Tabsworth.
(c) Tyrrel.
(d) Turin.

9. Who is the first ghost to appear to Richard in his tent?
(a) Queen Mary.
(b) Prince Edward.
(c) King Henry VI.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

10. Elizabeth is distressed at the news that Richard is being crowned King and urges Dorset to go where?
(a) To the north for protection.
(b) To France.
(c) Across the sea to live with Richmond.
(d) To Westminster Abbey for sanctuary.

11. Where are Richmond and his supporters going?
(a) Thames.
(b) To Richard.
(c) London.
(d) The Tower.

12. What does Richard tell Buckingham to tell the people of Edward's sons?
(a) They are bastards.
(b) They are insane.
(c) They are mad.
(d) They are dead.

13. What does the indictment for Hastings label him as?
(a) A liar.
(b) A theif.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A traitor.

14. What does Margaret say will teach Elizabeth what she wants?
(a) Her inner self.
(b) Her prayers to God.
(c) Her grief and sorrow.
(d) Her inner desires.

15. According to Richard's almanac, what should the sun be doing?
(a) Shining on them.
(b) Hiding behind clouds.
(c) Beaming on the field.
(d) Rising from behind a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Richard that he has a duty to the people and the court to become king?

2. Which earldom does Buckingham want from Richard?

3. Who tells Richard that Buckingham has fled?

4. How does Richard feel about the crowd's reaction to Buckingham's speech?

5. Who is the only person to speak in Act III, scene vi?

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