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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Duchess of Gloucester's purpose in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She worries aloud about money.
(b) She confesses that she did not love the Duke.
(c) She begs Gaunt to avenge her husband's death.
(d) She begs Gaunt to act humanely.

3. What is the last line of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) "And plague injustice with the pains of hell."
(b) "With letters of your love to her at large."
(c) "A while to work, and after holiday."
(d) "Thanks, gentle uncle. Come, lords, away."

4. What do Northumberland, Ross, and Willoughby discuss after Richard leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Their disgust of Richard.
(b) The war in Ireland.
(c) Bolingbroke's loss of property.
(d) All three answers are correct.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gaunt try to persuade Bolingbroke to think of his banishment?

2. Which of the following is not one of the prophecies alarming the characters of Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Whom does Bagot accuse in Act 4, Scene 1?

4. What does Richard give Bolingbroke during the first meeting since the beginning of the play?

5. Who of the following is not a character in Act 2, Scene 3?

(see the answer key)

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