View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Richard accuse of having Lord Hastings imprisoned?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Anne.
(c) Buckingham.
(d) Hastings.

2. Who is Queen in Act I, scene iii?
(a) Jane.
(b) Anne.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

3. What did the young Duke of York say grow quickly according to Richard?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Commoners.
(c) Trees.
(d) Women.

4. Who asks God that Rivers, Dorset and Lord Hastings die young?
(a) Henry.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Edward.

5. What is the name of the war that concludes just prior to the play starting?
(a) War of 1812.
(b) War of the Roses.
(c) War of the Dukes.
(d) War of the Straight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Richard say he cannot be loved?

2. What is the name of King Henry IV's queen?

3. Where does Clarence go when he dies in his dream?

4. How does the third speaker characterize the queen's brothers in Act II, scene iii?

5. Richard says that he will follow Buckingham's directions in the matter of crowning a new king, "like a _______."

(see the answer key)

This section contains 196 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample