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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. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Gaunt's house.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) A chapel.
(d) An orchard.

2. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Bordeaux.
(b) Coventry.
(c) London.
(d) Cardiff.

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

4. Why is Richard confused about Gaunt's reaction towards Bolingbroke's sentence?
(a) Gaunt took part in the verdict decision making.
(b) Gaunt told Richard that Bolingbroke had threatened him, and he wanted him exiled.
(c) Richard thought Gaunt was dying, and everyone else was laughing.
(d) Gaunt usually does not react so emotionally.

5. Who was Richard's uncle and Gaunt's brother?
(a) The Duke of Gloucester.
(b) The Duke of Lancaster.
(c) Lord Edmonton of Bath.
(d) The Duke of Kent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. How many characters speak in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?

5. What is the double metaphor spoken in the Duchess's first speech of the play?

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