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

2. Who orders the arrest of Grey and his companion?
(a) Buckingham and Edward.
(b) Richard and Edward.
(c) Richard and Buckingham.
(d) Edward and the Duchess.

3. What is the name of one of Richard's brothers?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Neville.
(c) Edward.
(d) York.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the king's heir staying before being brought to London?

3. Where does King Edward think he will go when he dies?

4. Who is speaking in Act II, scence iii?

5. Who does Hastings believe is responsible for his earlier imprisonment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Richard's reason for wanting chaos in England?

2. What happens at the end of the dream Clarence has while he is in prison?

3. Why does Richard want to spread a rumor about Anne's health?

4. What do Richard's remarks at the opening of the play mean?

5. After Hastings is arrested, and ordered to be beheaded, what does he say?

6. What is Anne's wish for Richard, while she is mourning her husband's and father-in-law's deaths?

7. How do the children know that the Duchess of York is lying to them?

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

9. What does Clarence hope for out of his death?

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

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