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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. Who announces Gaunt's death?
(a) Bushy.
(b) Richard.
(c) York.
(d) Northumberland.

2. How large was the Welsh army?
(a) 16,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 25,000.

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

4. What does Gaunt mock while he speaks with Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) His son's exile.
(b) His sickness.
(c) His wife's cooking.
(d) His name.

5. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) That he is going to join Richard in his invasion of Ireland.
(b) That he is secretly planning to assassinate Richard.
(c) That Bolingbroke is returning to England with an army.
(d) That he killed Gaunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard compare Bolingbroke and his followers to?

2. What does Richard touch and speak to lovingly in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What does York warn Gaunt in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What is the last straw for Richard in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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