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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a quote by Richard in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) "O God defend my soul from such deep sin!"
(b) "Mine honour is my life, both grow in one."
(c) "Obedience bids I should not bid again."
(d) "We were not born to sue, but to command."

2. Who stops the duel as it begins?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) The Duchess of Gloucester.
(d) Richard.

3. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?
(a) Treason.
(b) Thief.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Kidnapping.

4. Where was the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Alexandra Palace.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Parliament.

5. Why don't Bolingbroke and Mowbray forgive one another?
(a) It would be forfeiting their honor.
(b) They have had a rivalry since childhood.
(c) Both have not shared everything they are upset over.
(d) They have both sworn to God they would seek vengeance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?

2. Who is Gaunt alluding to have killed the Duke of Gloucester as he speaks alone with the Duchess?

3. "Where then, alas, may I complain myself?" Who says this?

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

5. Who does the Duchess wish ill upon at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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