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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) Spiders and toads.
(b) Mold and rust.
(c) Snakes and roaches.
(d) Rats and diseases.

2. Who informs Richard that Bushy and Green are dead?
(a) Hereford.
(b) Scroop.
(c) Westminster.
(d) Aumerle.

3. Who do York and the Duchess feel pity for in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Richard.

4. Which nation does York refer to as he discusses vanity?
(a) Italy.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

5. What does Richard touch and speak to lovingly in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) The Queen.
(b) His newborn child.
(c) The ground.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is part of the significance of Act 3, Scene 2?

2. Which of the following does York not call his son in Act 5, Scene 2?

3. Who is the last character to speak in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What is Gaunt talking about during his famous speech in Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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