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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Bolingbroke to stay at Berkley Castle?
(a) York.
(b) Willoughby.
(c) Lord Berkley.
(d) Ross.

2. Who is Gaunt alluding to have killed the Duke of Gloucester as he speaks alone with the Duchess?
(a) The Duke of Aumerle.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Richard.
(d) Woodstock.

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

4. Which of the following is not a reason Bolingbroke is executing the prisoners?
(a) Upset the queen.
(b) Misleading Richard.
(c) They have murdered.
(d) Causing Richard to banish Bolingbroke.

5. Who does the Servant announce has died in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Richard.
(b) The Duke of Kent.
(c) Mowbray.
(d) The Duchess of Gloucester.

6. What is Richard's reaction towards the news of Gaunt he receives in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He hopes Bolingbroke does not learn of the news, upsetting him in his exile.
(b) He is devastated.
(c) He hopes to seize Gaunt's property.
(d) He hopes to marry Gaunt's wife.

7. Which nation does York refer to as he discusses vanity?
(a) Russia.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

8. What was Mowbray supposed to be doing with Richard's uncle when he died?
(a) Accompany him while traveling.
(b) Practicing to duel.
(c) Showing him the courtyards.
(d) Guarding him.

9. How does Bolingbroke justify executing the prisoners?
(a) He knows they were both about to murder.
(b) He says it is a favor to the king.
(c) He says God tells him to do it.
(d) He says it is a favor to the Christian church.

10. Who is Woodstock?
(a) Gaunt.
(b) The Duke of Gloucester.
(c) Richard
(d) Mowbray.

11. Who announces Gaunt's death?
(a) Bushy.
(b) Northumberland.
(c) York.
(d) Richard.

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

13. How are Gaunt and Bolingbroke related?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Uncle and nephew.
(d) Father and son.

14. "Though banish'd, yet a true born Englishman." Who says this quote?
(a) Mowbray.
(b) Gaunt.
(c) Lord Marshal.
(d) Bolingbroke.

15. How many lines are in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Three hundred twelve.
(b) Forty four.
(c) Twenty eight.
(d) One hundred five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mowbray admit to have scheming against in the past?

3. What does Northumberland then confide to Ross and Willoughby in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What is the final line of Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What made Aumerle cry when he said goodbye to Bolingbroke?

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