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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard tells Edward that his other uncles are what?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Humorless.
(c) Treasonous.
(d) False friends.

2. Where is Act II, scene iii taking place?
(a) In a street.
(b) In a room.
(c) In a house.
(d) In a tavern.

3. Where does Clarence go when he dies in his dream?
(a) To hell.
(b) To heaven.
(c) To the spirit realm.
(d) Back to London as a ghost.

4. What is the imagery used for the change in power after King Edward's death?
(a) A herd of horses.
(b) A thunder cloud.
(c) An approaching storm.
(d) An arriving ship.

5. Which king was killed in the same location Grey, Rivers and Vaughan are?
(a) King Richard III.
(b) King Richard.
(c) King Richard IV.
(d) King Richard II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Richard from?

2. Why does Richard say he cannot be loved?

3. Which two Houses were involved in the recent war?

4. Where does Richard advise Edward to stay until his coronation?

5. In the dream, what does Richard do when Clarence tries to steady him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Mayor end up begging for Richard to become king?

2. What does the scrivener think about the people who do not see what Richard is doing?

3. Before he dies, what does Grey say about Margaret's curse?

4. Why does Hastings tell Stanley that there is nothing to fear from the councils?

5. Why is Anne regretting having married Richard?

6. What is the importance of Clarence speaking with the assassins?

7. What are the two types of things that the ghosts say to Richard and Richmond?

8. What do Richard and Buckingham tell the Mayor when they meet him for the first time at the Tower?

9. Why does York say that he does not want to grow quickly, and what is the Duchess' response?

10. What is Margaret's curse?

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