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1. In "King John," the king most historically known for the Magna Carta takes bold action against a contender for the throne, saying that he wants his allies to actually kill this royal prince with a claim on his crown. Who does he order Hubert to kill?
2. Richard II kicks off his play by banishing two quarreling nobles instead of letting them have a trial by combat. When one of them protests, he simply says "it boots thee not to be compassionate, after our sentence, planing comes too late," dismissing any argument against his right to do this. Such a brazen display of power came at the expense of which poor noble who died in exile?
3. Henry IV faces enough problems for two plays, and displaying his strength is a matter of civil war against his people as well as war with his own conscience for his killing of the prior king. In "part I," Henry IV faces accusations of abuse of power from which main family, whose members include Northumberland, Worcester, and "the Hotspur"?
4. In "Henry IV Part II," the beleaguered king falls ill and spends much of the play lamenting his insomnia and family problems. However, his strength comes from his sons, who he passes his throne to - which of his sons successfully puts down the rebellion in the play (he takes his title from his family's house)?
5. Henry V is one of the most effective rulers of England presented in the histories, and his strength shines through his several powerful speeches both political and military. Which one of these speeches is not a genuine Henry V?
6. Henry VI, poor guy, suffers through three plays of trying to be strong in the face of horrible catastrophe. He's mostly a child in the first play, but eventually chooses to exercise his strength by overruling his uncle in his choice of who to marry. Who does he choose?
7. Henry VI, in part two, faces a viciously divided court and shows a miraculous failure of strength when he proves unable to prevent the death of his uncle. This uncle was a man who actually supported Henry but made enemies of the Bishop of Winchester, the Duke of Suffolk, and the Queen, particularly after his wife was caught plotting against the throne behind his back. Who was this doomed nobleman that Henry pleaded for - to no avail?
8. Henry VI's final test comes when the Duke of York finally makes his play for the crown. Henry VI spends much of the battle lamenting his warring nation, and trading the upper hand with York's son (who takes over the fight after his father's death). Which king is this York's son destined to become?
9. And now for the hunchback murderer, Richard III. He uses his power so brutally, so ruthlessly, that it ends up toppling him later, but for a while he has a fantastically strong run by flexing his regal muscles. Which one of these people does he not kill (or have killed) during his reign?
10. Shakespeare even wrote "Henry VIII," a play about the well-known often-marrying monarch. As we might know from history, he used his position of power to continually put aside his wives in various ways. In this play, which queen's "dismissal" is treated?
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