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Shakespeare's Richard III Test Review
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1
Which word does Lord Hastings say which leads to his execution?
Lancaster
If
Strawberries
Fie
2
This character teaches others how to put curses on people.
Duchess of York
Queen Margaret
Lady Anne
Queen Elizabeth
3
What was the symbol of the two Houses, the Yorks and the Lancasters?
Boars
Daisies
Roses
Hogs
4
Richard is put down by many characters in the play. He is called all of the following at least once except:
Hedgehog
Dog
Hell-hound
Snake
5
This character’s own mom told him that she should have "strangl[ed] thee in her accursed womb."
Buckingham
Catesby
Tyrrell
Richard
6
Richmond is a member of which family?
Lancaster
Moser
York
Shakespeare
7
True or False: King Richard III was the last of the York family to ever rule over England as its king.
False, Mrs. Moser was
False, Edward IV was
True
False, Elizabeth I was
8
What excuse does Richard use to justify the execution of Lord Hastings?
He accuses Hastings of conspiring to murder him
He did not agree quickly enough to the princes’ execution
He finds letters from Richmond to Hastings
He is too slow to condemn Queen Elizabeth for witchcraft
9
What was the source of Anne's attraction for Richard?
He was handsome
He was confident and charming
She, too, was power hungry
His loving personality
10
Where does Richard suggest the two princes reside after their father's death?
The Sanctuary
The Graveyard
The Castle
The Tower
11
Up to his very end, this character thinks Richard is actually trustworthy
Hastings
Buckingham
Stanley
Clarence
12
What was the name of the battle at which Richard III was killed?
Roses
Windsor
Bosworth
Pomfret
13
Which of Richard’s henchmen proves to be the most loyal?
Hastings
Buckingham
Catesby
Stanley
14
Richard is most proud of his ____________.
way with words
ability to fight
charm
title
15
This character facetiously tells Richard to send the princes' bloody hearts to young Elizabeth to woo her.
Tyrrell
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Margaret
Buckingham
16
Which character did Richard have a rumor spread about?
Edward IV
Catesby
Buckingham
Richmond
17
Name the weakest female character in the play (and possibly all of Shakespeare's plays).
Margaret
Queen Elizabeth
Young Elizabeth
Anne
18
Richard was made to look extra evil bc Shakespeare's own queen was the granddaughter of Richmond and Young Elizabeth.
True
Vanilla Ice
False
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
19
Which House was represented by the red rose?
Hastings
Yorkists
Lancastrians
Tudors
20
What was the name of the long running war between the Yorks and the Lancasters?
War of the Boar
War of the Roses
War of the Posies
War of England
21
This character is Queen Elizabeth's brother.
Vaughan
Gray
Richmond
Rivers
22
This character was promised the title Earl of Hereford, but never received it.
Richard
Catesby
Stanley
Buckingham
23
True or False: It was a marriage that finally brought a true end to the Wars of the Roses
Marriage is for dummies
False
Blueberry
True
24
True or False: King Richard III’s actual body was recently found and dug up in England.
True
False
What?
No
25
Which House was represented by the red and white rose?
Lancastrians
Hastings
Yorkists
Tudors
26
Who is Anne mourning when Richard convinces her to wear his ring?
Henry VI
Her ladies in waiting
Queen Margaret
Young Elizabeth
27
After Lady Anne, to whom does Richard turn his eye of political matrimony next?
Young Elizabeth
Mary Richmond
Lady Jane Grey
Elizabeth Tudor
28
What’s ironic about the fact that the prophecy leads to the Duke of Clarence being locked up?
George wasn’t actually Clarence’s name.
He was nowhere around the boys to even be able to kill them
G shouldn't mean Clarence because Clarence starts with a C
G could mean George OR Richard (because of his title)
29
How many princes are rumored to have died in the Tower of London by Richard III’s command?
3
4
1
2
30
This character is Richard, Clarence, and Edward IV’s mom
Elizabeth Tudor
Mrs. Moser
Duchess of York
Queen Margaret
31
Who will be Lord Protector should Edward IV die before his sons are of age to take the throne?
Lord Stanley
Lord Hastings
Richard
George
32
The lowlife who accepts Richard’s request to kill the princes
Catesby
Tyrrell
Brackenbury
Buckingham
33
Richard blames his deformity on what throughout the play?
Devil
Queen Elizabeth
His battle wounds
Nature
34
How does Buckingham earn Richard’s anger?
He is too slow to support the murder of the princes
He regrets the killing of Lord Clarence
His speech praising Richard does not convince the crowd
He refuses to believe tales of Queen Elizabeth’s witchcraft
35
Which House was represented by the white rose?
Hastings
Yorkists
Tudors
Lancastrians