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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. What is the double metaphor spoken in the Duchess's first speech of the play?
(a) A crying baby; nurses working corruptly.
(b) Doves flying; a harp playing angel.
(c) Vials of blood; branches from one root.
(d) Rose petals; a dagger dripping blood.

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

3. How many gold coins does Bolingbroke accuse Mowbray of withholding from the army?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1,000.

4. : For what day is the duel set?
(a) Saint Lambert's Day.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) The Summer Solstice.
(d) Guy Fawkes Day.

5. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Richard.
(c) Gaunt.
(d) The Duke of Aumerle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mowbray supposed to be doing with Richard's uncle when he died?

2. What do Bolingbroke and Mowbray accuse one another of?

3. Where is Gaunt to go after Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Which of the following is a quote by Richard in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Where was the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?

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