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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Richard, the Queen.
(b) Gaunt, the Duchess of Gloucester.
(c) Gaunt, Bolingbroke.
(d) Lord Marshall, the Duke Aumerle.

2. Who is the first to speak in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Richard.
(d) Aumerle.

3. What does Richard learn of Gaunt in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He is very sick.
(b) He is threatening to commit suicide.
(c) He is heartbroken and acting insane.
(d) He is leaving the country too.

4. Where does Act 2, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Leeds.
(d) London.

5. What does Gaunt call Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) "Un-rightful king to no one."
(b) "History's most venomous leader."
(c) "Landlord of England."
(d) "A stain on our England's dress."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the biggest concern in Act 2, Scene 2 regarding the war in Ireland?

2. Who is prisoner in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Who of the Duke of York's family enters Windsor Castle first?

4. When do thieves and robbers act, according to Richard?

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

(see the answer key)

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