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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richard say he is to go immediately following Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To ride his horse.
(b) To see Gaunt.
(c) To eat dinner with the Queen.
(d) To prepare his army's generals.

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

3. Of which quality of Bolingbroke does Richard worry?
(a) He is gracious to and loved by the common people.
(b) Bolingbroke is much stronger than Richard.
(c) Bolingbroke is always able to persuade people to take his side.
(d) His intelligence often outsmarted Richard in their youth.

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

5. Who is the last character to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Willoughby.
(b) Ross.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) The Gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bolingbroke's banishment reduced to?

2. Who was Richard's uncle and Gaunt's brother?

3. "...for God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight..." Who is being referred to here?

4. Where is the setting of Act 1, Scene 4?

5. Who is the first character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?

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