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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard warn the third speaker of Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Bolingbroke will betray him too.
(b) Richard will rise from his imprisonment and rebel.
(c) God will punish him for participating in Richard's downfall.
(d) Bolingbroke will lead England to collapse.

2. Who enters the prison saying "Hail, royal prince"?
(a) Groom.
(b) Exton.
(c) Servant.
(d) Keeper.

3. Who does Exton quote as saying "Have I no friend?"
(a) The Queen.
(b) Aumerle.
(c) Richard.
(d) Bolingbroke.

4. How does Richard respond to Bolingbroke's demands?
(a) He cries.
(b) He accepts.
(c) He pulls out his sword.
(d) He says he would rather die than allow Bolingbroke in England.

5. What does Richard hear that interrupts his speech in Act 5, Scene 5?
(a) Horses.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Music.

6. What does Richard compare Bolingbroke and his followers to?
(a) Snakes and roaches.
(b) Spiders and toads.
(c) Mold and rust.
(d) Rats and diseases.

7. What type of place will the Queen live after she leaves England?
(a) The French royal family's summer estate.
(b) A convent.
(c) A school for privileged girls.
(d) A house Bolingbroke has bought for her.

8. Where is the setting of Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Aumerle's house.
(b) The Duke of York's house.
(c) Berkley Castle.
(d) A garden.

9. "Hence, villain! Never more come in my sight." Who says this?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) York.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) The Duchess.

10. Who said, "Let's fight with gentle words"?
(a) Aumerle.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Richard.
(d) Northumberland.

11. Who is the last character to speak in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) The Duchess.
(c) York.
(d) Aumerle.

12. Other than Richard and the Queen, who else speaks in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) Bolingbroke.
(b) Northumberland.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) York.

13. What is Aumerle holding when he enters Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) A document with a plan to assassinate Richard.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A letter to Richard.
(d) A document with a plan to assassinate Bolingbroke.

14. Who is to be executed in Act 5, Scene 3?
(a) Aumerle's accomplices.
(b) Aumerle, his accomplices, and his family.
(c) Aumerle.
(d) Aumerle and his accomplices.

15. Who claims they heard Aumerle bragging about murdering?
(a) Carlisle.
(b) Bolingbroke.
(c) Percy.
(d) Fitzwater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is part of the significance of Act 3, Scene 2?

2. Which of the following characters is not in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Where will Bolingbroke take Richard after their first confrontation since the beginning of the play?

4. What Greek god does Richard compare himself to at Berkley Castle?

5. What does Bolingbroke question of Bagot when they arrive in London?

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