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

2. Who does Bolingbroke specifically promise to "weed and pluck away" in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Bushy and Bagot.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Richard.
(d) Green.

3. What is the last straw for Richard in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Learning the Queen has left him for Bolingbroke.
(b) Reading a letter from Bolingbroke.
(c) Learning York has joined with Bolingbroke.
(d) Seeing Bolingbroke's army approaching in the distance.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?

5. Who invites Bolingbroke to stay at Berkley Castle?

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