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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. Who is speaking in Act II, scence iii?

2. Who says that Richard was being more cheerful when Richard is absent from the meeting about Edward's coronation date?

3. Why does Richard say that Clarence was killed?

4. Why does King Edward want Richard, Lord Hastings, and Elizabeth's brothers to make peace?

5. What is the imagery used for the change in power after King Edward's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anne regretting having married Richard?

2. What does the scrivener think about Richard's actions?

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

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

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

6. After Tyrrel confirms that the two princes were killed, what does Richard state?

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

8. What happens when Anne orders that the coffin of her husband be taken to be buried?

9. Why does Stanley tell Christopher that he cannot support Richmond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes a weak or strong character? Which type of character is Lady Anne? Cite examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between the ruler and the state in this play? How does it change based on who is the ruler? Use specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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