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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. What does King Edward asks Rivers and Hastings swear that they have for each other?
2. Richard tells Edward that his other uncles are what?
3. When the King asks for Elizabeth and the other men, who does Richard hand behind to speak with?
4. Richard says that he will follow Buckingham's directions in the matter of crowning a new king, "like a _______."
5. Where does Elizabeth flee to with her son?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are the women frightened when they try and go see the young princes in the Tower?
2. Why is Anne regretting having married Richard?
3. What is Anne's wish for Richard, while she is mourning her husband's and father-in-law's deaths?
4. Why do the others in the room think Margaret is mad, after she curses them all?
5. Why is Richard gloating over giving Anne his ring?
6. Once the parties in the king's presence have all reconciled themselves with each other, what does the queen suggest?
7. Why do the citizens on the street worry about the country, now that the king is dead?
8. Why does Buckingham fall out of favor with Richard?
9. What is surprising about Stanely's announcement that Elizabeth is letting her daughter marry Richmond?
10. Why does Richard not blame Margaret for her anger towards him and the others?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is supernatural in the play? Using specific examples from the play, detail the role that the supernatural plays in Richard the III.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Buckingham and Hastings. How are their concepts of loyalty different or similar to each other? How does each character's concept of loyalty lead them to their execution? Support your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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