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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Duchess of York related to Clarence's son and daughter?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Stepmother.
(d) Aunt.

2. Where is Richard from?
(a) Clarence.
(b) London.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) Gloucester.

3. Richard says that he will follow Buckingham's directions in the matter of crowning a new king, "like a _______."
(a) Friend.
(b) Servant.
(c) Child.
(d) Wife.

4. What does Richard offer to Anne so that she can kill him?
(a) A lance.
(b) A sword.
(c) A vial of poison.
(d) A dagger.

5. What does Richard do when he first enters the scene in Act II, scene i?
(a) Apologize for Clarence's death.
(b) Apologize for his desires.
(c) Apologize for his duplicity.
(d) Apologize for any offense he may have committed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship is King Henry IV to Edward of Wales?

2. Who calls Richard the devil and curses him for killing her husband and son?

3. Who does Richard accuse of having Lord Hastings imprisoned?

4. Over how long in actual history do the play's events take place?

5. Who made the prophecy that G of Edward's heirs would murder him?

Short Essay Questions

1. in Act 5, Scene 1, how is Buckingham getting justice?

2. How does Richard get Anne to not be furious with him?

3. Why does Buckingham fall out of favor with Richard?

4. Why does the Mayor end up begging for Richard to become king?

5. Why do the citizens on the street worry about the country, now that the king is dead?

6. Why does Catesby think that Hastings and Stanley will not follow Richard?

7. What are the two types of things that the ghosts say to Richard and Richmond?

8. What does Richmond say his reign as king will accomplish?

9. What does Richmond's speech to his soldiers show he is interested in?

10. What does Richard want to do with a horse, if he could gain one after his is slain?

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