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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What traditionally follows the death of a ruler?

2. Which two Houses were involved in the recent war?

3. What type of person does Richard want to be?

4. What was Clarence's dream foretelling?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Clarence speaking with the assassins?

2. In the opening soliloquy, what is Richard's wish?

3. What is Richard's reason for wanting chaos in England?

4. What does the imagery in Clarence's dream suggest?

5. What do Richard and Buckingham tell the Mayor when they meet him for the first time at the Tower?

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

7. What does Rivers lament over before his execution?

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

9. Why is the king confused when he hears Clarence has been killed?

10. After Hastings refuses to be on Richard's side, who does Richard accuse of using witchcraft against him, and how did they use it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using Margaret, Richard, and the young princes as examples, discuss the importance of how the characters express themselves in words, and what that means for the future.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the play, discuss the importance of family and lineage to the characters. How is it portrayed throughout the play and how does it affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What is Richard's heraldic emblem? What does it symbolize? What is the importance of this symbol to the play?

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