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Richard III ( Don't Dickie me Duckie ) Quiz

Richard III and Shakespeare.

A multiple-choice quiz by deadmeat. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
deadmeat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
22,994

Updated
Jun 08 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1495

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (9/10), Guest 134 (9/10), Guest 61 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Richard III's father ? Hint

Henry VI

Richard the Duke of York

Edward IV

Richard II

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Question 2 of 10

2. Richard III was born October 2, 1452. Where was he born? Hint

The Tower of London

Baynards Castle

Fotheringay Castle

Ludlow Castle

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Question 3 of 10

3. Richard III was the Duke of? Hint

Bedford

York

Gloucester

Northumberland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Richard's father was killed at which battle in 1460? Hint

Towton

Tewkesbury

St Albans

Wakefield

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Question 5 of 10

5. Richard's older brother was also slaughtered crossing a bridge trying desperately to gain sanctuary after the battle. Who was he? Hint

Geoffrey the Duke of Suffolk

Edward IV

Edmund the Earl of Rutland

Clarence the Earl of Warwick

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'A bloody deed and desperately dispatched', as Shakespeare stated. Which of his brother's murders was Richard supposedly directly involved in? Hint

George the Duke of Clarence

Edward IV

John the Duke of Cornwall

Geoffrey the Duke of Suffolk

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Question 7 of 10

7. Many believe that 'loveable' Uncle Richard either murdered or had his nephews, the Princes, murdered in the Tower. What were their names? Hint

Edward and Richard

Edward and John

Geoffrey and George

Richard and George

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Question 8 of 10

8. Much of our understanding of Richard III comes from later Tudor authors: in particular this 'man for all seasons': Hint

Cromwell

Sir Thomas More

Cardinal Wolsey

Henry VIII

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Richard III's personal emblem? Hint

A Blue Serpent

A Rampant Horse

A White Boar

A Red Dragon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Slain at Bosworth Field in 1485, Richard III according to Shakespeare died crying what? Hint

'Mercy ! Mercy ! Have mercy on my soul !'

'A horse ! A horse ! My Kingdom for a horse !'

'Flee ! Flee ! All is lost !'

'Don't Dickie Me Duckie !'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Richard III's father ?

Answer: Richard the Duke of York

Richard was the fourth and youngest son and the last surviving child of Richard Duke of York and Cecily Nevill. Five others died in infancy.

2. Richard III was born October 2, 1452. Where was he born?

Answer: Fotheringay Castle

His was said to have been a very difficult, maybe even a breech birth. It is possible Richard was damaged by the mid-wife during the delivery. 'I that am rudely stamped, and want of love's majesty. And that so lamely and unfashionable that dogs bark at me as I halt.', (Shakespeare )

3. Richard III was the Duke of?

Answer: Gloucester

He became the Duke of Gloucester Nov 1. 1461, All Saints Day. The previous Dukes of Gloucester had bad luck: one had been murdered and the other had died under suspicious circumstances.

4. Richard's father was killed at which battle in 1460?

Answer: Wakefield

The Duke galloped out of Sandal Castle and charged into a vastly superior Lancastrian force. His head was displayed on the main gate of York wearing a paper coronet.

5. Richard's older brother was also slaughtered crossing a bridge trying desperately to gain sanctuary after the battle. Who was he?

Answer: Edmund the Earl of Rutland

The young Edmund the Duke of Rutland was slaugthered by Lord Clifford. He stabbed him to death despite his begging for mercy.

6. 'A bloody deed and desperately dispatched', as Shakespeare stated. Which of his brother's murders was Richard supposedly directly involved in?

Answer: George the Duke of Clarence

He supposedly drowned in a vat of his favorite wine in the Tower of London in 1478.

7. Many believe that 'loveable' Uncle Richard either murdered or had his nephews, the Princes, murdered in the Tower. What were their names?

Answer: Edward and Richard

'The tyrannous and bloody act is done, the most arch deed of piteous massacre that ever yet this land was guilty of.' (Shakespeare)

8. Much of our understanding of Richard III comes from later Tudor authors: in particular this 'man for all seasons':

Answer: Sir Thomas More

You can believe the White, the Grey or Black Legend of Richard, all have their supporters. Whether he was the cruel evil child-killing Hunchback of Shakespeare, the deformed 'unfinished' unlucky man, or the noble stateman of the North, in any case he was misunderstood and cruelly portryed by later Historians.

9. What was Richard III's personal emblem?

Answer: A White Boar

Richard III was the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. This was before the Tudor reign.

10. Slain at Bosworth Field in 1485, Richard III according to Shakespeare died crying what?

Answer: 'A horse ! A horse ! My Kingdom for a horse !'

'Slave, I have set my life upon a cast and I will stand the hazard of the die. I think there be six Richmonds in the field: Five have I slain today instead of him. Not the cries of a villian pleading escape but the words of a soldier seeking a mount to carry on the fight.', (Shakespeare)

Source: Author deadmeat

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