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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard compare Bolingbroke and his followers to?
(a) Rats and diseases.
(b) Mold and rust.
(c) Spiders and toads.
(d) Snakes and roaches.

2. Who is the last character to speak in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Richard.
(b) Carlisle.
(c) Salisbury.
(d) Aumerle.

3. What is part of the significance of Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The Queen is pregnant.
(b) Richard has returned from England.
(c) Richard has become gravely ill.
(d) Bolingbroke has surrendered.

4. Who is the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Richard.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) York.

5. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?
(a) "In the witching hour established by those monsters alone."
(b) "After the sun has winked its final glance."
(c) "...When the searching eye of heaven is hid."
(d) "...As the tide rises and the moon lurks over."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Scroop insist sides with Bolingbroke?

2. What is Aumerle holding when he enters Act 5, Scene 2?

3. "Hence, villain! Never more come in my sight." Who says this?

4. Who announces Gaunt's death?

5. Who informs Richard that Bushy and Green are dead?

(see the answer key)

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