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Quiz about Richard The Second 2
Quiz about Richard The Second 2

Richard The Second #2 Trivia Quiz


Here is the second quiz on Shakespeare's Richard the Second. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by JCSon. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
JCSon
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
10,690
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
474
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Question 1 of 15
1. At what castle was Richard imprisoned until he died? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who decided to rid King Henry of his greatest foe, Richard? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What was the name of King Richard's horse?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 15
4. Who said, 'Sweet love I see, changing his property, Turns to the sourest and most...'? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. How many servants died by Richard's sword before he was struck? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who was banished from England by King Richard and was never allowed to return? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which of the following was not one of King Richard's servants? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What was Henry Percy's surname?

Answer: (note: surname = nickname)
Question 9 of 15
9. Which of the following were not specifically mentioned in the play as having lost their heads? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where did Bushy, Green, and the Earl of Wiltshire die? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Complete the title: 'Harry of Hereford, Lancaster, and _____________ am I...'. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Where did the Duke of Norfolk die? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Who did Norfolk fight for while in banishment?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 14 of 15
14. Who said, 'Speak it in French, king. Say 'Pardonne moi'? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Who sent the heads of Brocas and Sir Bennet Seely to London? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At what castle was Richard imprisoned until he died?

Answer: Pomfret Castle

Act V, Scene V, Lines 99-112.
King Richard beats a servant after he refuses to taste of it first. Sir Pierce of Exton strikes and kills the king after he kills the servant and another.
2. Who decided to rid King Henry of his greatest foe, Richard?

Answer: Sir Pierce of Exton

King Henry had said or seemed to say to Exton, 'I would thou wert the man that would divorce this (meaning Richard) from my heart'. Exton thought he would do Henry a favor, but he was banished because of his deed. In King Henry's words, 'Though I did wish him , I the er, love him ed'.
3. What was the name of King Richard's horse?

Answer: Barbary

At the coronation of Henry, it is Barbary he rides. The Groom tells the imprisoned Richard that Barbary was proud that Bolingbroke was on his back.
4. Who said, 'Sweet love I see, changing his property, Turns to the sourest and most...'?

Answer: Sir Stephen Scroop

(...two words not excepted by this page.) Scroop told King Richard that the Earl of Wiltshire, Bushy, and Green had made peace with Bolingbroke, meaning with their heads, not with their hands. King Richard cursed their souls mistaking Scroop's meaning. It is here that the aforementioned quote is spoken and followin, '...Again uncurse their souls....'
5. How many servants died by Richard's sword before he was struck?

Answer: 2

Sir Pierce of Exton with his servants came into the prison to Richard. Richard took a servant's sword from him and struck him. After striking the second, he was struck down by Exton and died.
6. Who was banished from England by King Richard and was never allowed to return?

Answer: Thomas Mowbray

The Duke of Norfolk received the heavier sentence. The hopeless word of 'never to return' was breathed against him. Bolingbroke had accused him of being a traitor to God of heaven, King Richard, and himself.
7. Which of the following was not one of King Richard's servants?

Answer: Blunt

Blunt is mentioned later as a conspirator.
8. What was Henry Percy's surname?

Answer: Hotspur

Note: "Surname" is alternately defined as, "A nickname or epithet added to a person's name". This is how it is used here.
9. Which of the following were not specifically mentioned in the play as having lost their heads?

Answer: Bagot

The other three were conspirators against King Henry's life and their heads were sent to London. The play does make mention of Blunt's head being sent to London. Act V, Scene VI. "The next news is, I have to London sent the heads of Salisbury, Spencer, Blunt, and Kent...." Whether it was or not in actuality may be questionable since a Sir Walter Blunt does make appearences elsewhere in later works. Bagot's fate is uncertain.

He is not "specifically" mentioned as having lost his head in Richard II.
10. Where did Bushy, Green, and the Earl of Wiltshire die?

Answer: Bristol

They had fled to Bristol Castle upon hearing of Bolingbroke's advance.
11. Complete the title: 'Harry of Hereford, Lancaster, and _____________ am I...'.

Answer: Derby

Act I, Scene III, Lines 35-36.
Identifies himself to the Lord Marshal in challenging Thomas Mowbray of Norfolk.
12. Where did the Duke of Norfolk die?

Answer: Venice, Italy

Act IV, Scene I, Lines 91-100.
BISHOP OF CARLISLE: "...Many a time hath banish'd Norfolk fought...And toil'd with works of war, retired himself to Italy; and there at Venice gave his body to that pleasant country's earth...."
13. Who did Norfolk fight for while in banishment?

Answer: Christ

He '(streamed) the ensign of the Christian cross against black (non-Christians), Turks, and Saracens...'.
14. Who said, 'Speak it in French, king. Say 'Pardonne moi'?

Answer: Duke of York

Aumerle, who had conspired against King Henry, and the Duchess of York, his mother, were begging for pardon. The Duke of York told the king to say 'Pardonne moi' meaning 'excuse me'-a polite 'no'.
15. Who sent the heads of Brocas and Sir Bennet Seely to London?

Answer: Lord Fitzwater

Two conspirators against King Henry's life.
Source: Author JCSon

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