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Richard III (play) - Quiz
  • 1. How is 'The Tragedy of Richard the Third' categorized in the First Folio?
A) Tragedy
B) Comedy
C) Romance
D) History
  • 2. Which character does Richard III plot to marry despite being responsible for her family's deaths?
A) Lady Anne
B) Queen Elizabeth
C) Duchess of York
D) Margaret
  • 3. Who returns and warns the nobles about Richard, cursing them extensively?
A) King Edward IV
B) Clarence
C) Queen Margaret
D) Buckingham
  • 4. Where does Clarence meet his end during Richard's plot against him?
A) Stabbed by assassins
B) Poisoned
C) Drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine
D) Hanged in the Tower
  • 5. What does Richard III do to his wife, Lady Anne, after she becomes a liability?
A) Imprisons her
B) Kills her by poison
C) Exiles her
D) Forces her into marriage with another
  • 6. Which battle marks the climax of Richard III's reign and his eventual downfall?
A) Battle of Bosworth Field
B) Battle of Agincourt
C) Battle of Tewkesbury
D) Battle of Towton
  • 7. Who becomes king after Richard III's death at the Battle of Bosworth?
A) Thomas Stanley
B) Henry VII
C) Edward V
D) George, Duke of Clarence
  • 8. What is a central theme in 'Richard III' that involves the tension between free will and divine intervention?
A) Fate
B) Power
C) Justice
D) Revenge
  • 9. Which character provides comic relief by hesitating to assassinate the princes at Richard's behest?
A) Buckingham
B) Clarence
C) Queen Elizabeth
D) Margaret
  • 10. What is the physical condition of Richard III as portrayed in Shakespeare's play?
A) Blind
B) Hunchbacked due to scoliosis
C) Deaf
D) Lame
  • 11. Which character curses Richard at the end of Act IV, joining other mourning women?
A) Duchess of York
B) Lady Anne
C) Queen Margaret
D) Clarence's children
  • 12. Which historical figure is Richard III compared to in the context of tyranny and villainy?
A) Edward IV
B) Henry VI
C) Richard II
D) Buckingham
  • 13. What phrase does Richard III famously exclaim after being unhorsed at the Battle of Bosworth?
A) 'God save England!'
B) 'Victory is mine!'
C) 'The crown is lost!'
D) 'A horse, my kingdom for a horse!'
  • 14. What is the fate of Clarence's children after he is murdered?
A) They escape to France
B) They are killed by an assassin hired by Richard
C) They are imprisoned in the Tower
D) They join Richmond
  • 15. Which character does Richard III ultimately fail to marry due to his own machinations?
A) Elizabeth of York
B) Margaret
C) Lady Anne
D) Queen Elizabeth
  • 16. What is the main reason Richard III's portrayal as a villain is historically inaccurate?
A) Tudor chroniclers depicted him negatively to justify their rule
B) Richard was universally hated in his time
C) Shakespeare had personal animosity towards him
D) He openly admitted to all the crimes attributed to him
  • 17. Which character's ghostly visitations foreshadow Richard III's downfall?
A) Clarence
B) The ghosts of his victims
C) Buckingham
D) King Edward IV
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