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Richard The Second #1 Trivia Quiz

For those who've read Shakespeare's Richard the Second...enjoy. The 2nd Quiz on the subject will follow shortly.

A multiple-choice quiz by JCSon. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
JCSon

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,251

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
468

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who was King Richard's Lord Treasurer? Hint

Earl of Wiltshire

Earl of Salisbury

Lord Berkeley

Duke of Surrey

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was the son and heir of the Earl of Arundel? Hint

Rainold Lord Cobham

Sir Thomas Erpingham

Francis Coint

Lord Ross

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Question 3 of 15

3. Where did the Earl of Northumberland ask the others to away with him? Hint

Barkloughly

Cotswold

Ravenspurgh

Calais

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the son of the Earl of Northumberland? Hint

Henry Percy

Sir Pierce of Exton

Francis Coint

Lord Fitzwater

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who said, 'On pain of death, no person be so bold Or daring-hardy as to touch the lists...'? Hint

Lord Marshal

King Richard

Herald

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who informed the Queen of Bolingbroke's advance? Hint

Bagot

Bushy

Green

Blunt

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of the following men of name and noble estimate did not hold the Castle at Berkeley? Hint

Lord Surrey

Lord Berkeley

Duke of York

Lord Seymour

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where was the birthplace of King Richard? Hint

Plashy

Bordeaux

Pomfret

Bristol

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Question 9 of 15

9. At what Castle did King Richard lay his head when he heard that the Duke of York had joined Bolingbroke? Hint

Flint Castle

Bristol Castle

Barkloughly Castle

Pomfret Castle

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who sided with Aumerle in throwing down his gage? Hint

Sir Pierce of Exton

Henry Percy

Duke of Surrey

Lord Fitzwater

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who said, 'My heart is great; but it must break with silence, Ere't be disburdened with a liberal tongue'? Hint

Duke of York

Earl of Northumberland

Lord Ross

Lord Willoughby

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where did Richard tell his Queen to cloister herself in some religious house? Hint

Italy

Ireland

France

Wales

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Question 13 of 15

13. After the Duke of York's son lost the title 'Duke of Aumerle', what was he to be called?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where did the dozen conspirators intend to kill King Henry? Hint

London

Oxford

Bordeaux

Langley

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Question 15 of 15

15. What ballad does King Henry refer to in the following lines, 'Our scene is alt'red from a serious thing, And now changed to '_________________________'?

Answer: (5 Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was King Richard's Lord Treasurer?

Answer: Earl of Wiltshire

The Earl of Wiltshire is not mentioned in the names of actors, but is referred to a few times in the play.

2. Who was the son and heir of the Earl of Arundel?

Answer: Rainold Lord Cobham

Northumberland makes mention of him in the play. The line formerly was deleted for political reasons since Elizabeth had imprisoned the son of the then Earl of Arundel.

3. Where did the Earl of Northumberland ask the others to away with him?

Answer: Ravenspurgh

Northumberland received intelligence that the banished Duke of Hereford furnished with eight tall ships and 3000 men of war were marching on England. He asked Lord Ross and Lord Willoughby to go with him to join their force at Ravenspurgh.

4. Who was the son of the Earl of Northumberland?

Answer: Henry Percy

5. Who said, 'On pain of death, no person be so bold Or daring-hardy as to touch the lists...'?

Answer: Lord Marshal

'...Except the Marshal and such officers Appointed to these fair designs.' Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, were defending themselves against each other on accusations of treason against King Richard.

6. Who informed the Queen of Bolingbroke's advance?

Answer: Green

He informed the Queen of Bolingboke's arrival at Ravenspurgh.

7. Which of the following men of name and noble estimate did not hold the Castle at Berkeley?

Answer: Lord Surrey

'There stands the castle...And in it are the Lords of York, Berkeley, and Seymour, None else of noble name and estimate.'

8. Where was the birthplace of King Richard?

Answer: Bordeaux

King Richard is referred to as Richard of Bordeaux in the play.

9. At what Castle did King Richard lay his head when he heard that the Duke of York had joined Bolingbroke?

Answer: Flint Castle

With him were the Lord Aumerle, Lord Salisbury, Sir Stephen Scroop, and the Bishop of Carlisle. Henry Percy informed Bolingbroke that the castle was royally manned.

10. Who sided with Aumerle in throwing down his gage?

Answer: Duke of Surrey

Bagot, Henry Percy, Lord Fitzwater, and another lord accused the Duke of Aumerle of plotting Gloucester's death. The Duke of Surrey challenged Lord Fitzwater saying he was there when Fitzwater and Aumerle had spoken.

11. Who said, 'My heart is {great;} but it must break with silence, Ere't be disburdened with a liberal tongue'?

Answer: Lord Ross

Northumberland and Willoughby were discussing the death of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and the banished Henry Bolingbroke, the Duke of Herford, his son.

12. Where did Richard tell his Queen to cloister herself in some religious house?

Answer: France

13. After the Duke of York's son lost the title 'Duke of Aumerle', what was he to be called?

Answer: Rutland

The Duke of Aumerle lost his title for being Richard's friend.

14. Where did the dozen conspirators intend to kill King Henry?

Answer: Oxford

15. What ballad does King Henry refer to in the following lines, 'Our scene is alt'red from a serious thing, And now changed to '_________________________'?

Answer: The Beggar and the King

King Henry was acting out the ballad of King Cophetua and the beggar-maid. The Duchess of York was pleading for her son to be pardoned for conspiracy against the King's life.

Source: Author JCSon

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