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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Bishop suggest that Edward be coronated?

2. What is the name of Richard's second brother?

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

4. Richard tells Edward that his other uncles are what?

5. What do the people think of Margaret when she calls Richard a villain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Buckingham fall out of favor with Richard?

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

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

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

8. How does Richard get Anne to not be furious with him?

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

10. Why does Buckingham say he and Richard should not stay behind while the others go to fetch King Edward's heir from Ludlow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Richard's heraldic emblem? What does it symbolize? What is the importance of this symbol to the play?

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the text to support your answer, why does Shakespeare have scenes with commoners in them? Do these scenes broaden the scope of the play?

Essay Topic 3

What is Queen Margaret's curse, and how is it fulfilled throughout the play? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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