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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. Who comes into Clarence's cell when Clarence is sleeping?
(a) Richard.
(b) Lord Buckingham.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) The assassins.

2. What traditionally follows the death of a ruler?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Turmoil.
(c) Peace.
(d) Infighting.

3. Who does Hastings believe is responsible for his earlier imprisonment?
(a) Elizabeth and Edward.
(b) Grey and Rivers.
(c) Grey and Richard.
(d) Richard and Rivers.

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

5. Who does Richard accuse of having Clarence imprisoned?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Edward.
(c) Grey.
(d) Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the Queen say King Edward should reconcile with since everyone has reconciled with him?

3. What does Buckingham want the queen to do?

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

5. Why does Richard want to create chaos in England?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Richard try and lift his men's spirits at Bosworth's field?

3. Why is Buckingham's earlier claim, that York is too young to understand sanctuary and therefore cannot claim it, ridiculous?

4. After Hastings refuses to be on Richard's side, who does Richard accuse of using witchcraft against him, and how did they use it?

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

6. What was the dream that Stanley had, and sent a report of, by messenger, to Hastings?

7. How is Edward's punishment of Clarence his own doing, and not Richard's fault?

8. What is surprising about Stanely's announcement that Elizabeth is letting her daughter marry Richmond?

9. Why do the others in the room think Margaret is mad, after she curses them all?

10. How does the third citizen describe the queen's brothers?

(see the answer keys)

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