This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Richard Iii > Richard Iii – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Richard Iii Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What relation was Richard to Edward IV A) Brother. B) Cousin. C) Son. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brother. 2. Sir Thomas More and Polydor Virgil wrote for Henry VII. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Who deserts Richard's army and switched to the other side? A) Catesby. B) Rivers. C) Brackenbery. D) Stanley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stanley. 4. "Do you ..... that Sally's party was the best, ever?" asked Molly. A) Agree. B) Council. C) Rough. D) Further. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 5. The ..... meets on the first Tuesday of each month. A) Council. B) Agree. C) Deliver. D) Further. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Council. 6. Sir Thomas More presents Richard III as evil and deformed. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Before he died, King Edward IV A) Wanted Richard's head. B) Wanted to put away his wife. C) Wanted to see an end to the War of the Roses. D) Wanted to see his son crowned king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wanted to see an end to the War of the Roses. 8. Synonym for early, prehistoric, primeval, or primitive. A) Greetings. B) Bid. C) Ancient. D) Precious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient. 9. Synonym for say, voice, vocalize, announce, or proclaim. A) Rough. B) Deliver. C) Further. D) Pronounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pronounce. 10. Complete Richard's famous quote: "My kingdom for a ..... " A) Shield. B) Horse. C) Lance. D) Sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horse. 11. Which literary device does Shakespeare use in this quote:And if King Edward be as true and just as I am subtle, false, and treacherous? A) Juxtapose. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtapose. 12. By the end of the 16th century "The Tudor Myth" was almost universally accepted. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. The War of the Roses was a war between the House of Lancaster and A) The House of Yuk. B) The House of Kak. C) The House of O'Rourke. D) The House of York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The House of York. 14. A doctor can tell by looking at your ..... that you are sick. A) Tongue. B) Ashes. C) Limped. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tongue. 15. The citizens of England were slow to warm up to Richard. But they were won over by his A) Mistakes. B) Courage. C) Charm. D) Spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charm. 16. Andrew ..... Matthew the winner of the race. A) Nephew. B) Area. C) Strength. D) Declared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declared. 17. Synonym for anyone A) Anybody. B) Anxious. C) Creature. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anybody. 18. The other two citizens think Richard is ..... A) Hardworking. B) A kind person. C) Villainous. D) A good leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Villainous. 19. Why does Richard use the word 'discant' (sing) in the quote:And descant on mine own deformity? A) He's being sarcastic. B) He feels jealous. C) He's bored by it. D) He's happy about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's being sarcastic. 20. The cold made my body ..... , so mom put an extra blanket on my bed. A) Bid. B) Shiver. C) Ancient. D) Greetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiver. 21. At the church, Lady Anne would A) Receive a blessing from the lord. B) Become queen. C) Pray for the lord's protection. D) Be married. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Become queen. 22. Who was Queen when Shakespeare wrote Richard III? A) Richard III. B) Anne Hathaway. C) Elizabeth I. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elizabeth I. 23. Name one thing that Richmond does to unite the houses of York and Lancaster. A) He marries Elizabeth. B) He pays off the York heirs. C) He marries Anne. D) He exiles the York heirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He marries Elizabeth. 24. If you have strength you will wake up early. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. If you have declared something, no one has heard about it. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 26. What was the name of the rebellion in Oct 1483 A) Bolingbroke's rebellion. B) Buckingham's rebellion. C) Bucket's rebellion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buckingham's rebellion. 27. The act of talking to God. A) Attention. B) Citizen. C) Prayer. D) Stern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prayer. 28. What does Edward send to the Tower of London that Richard has intercepted? A) A sum of money. B) A death warranty. C) An apology. D) A letter of forgiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A letter of forgiveness. 29. More's argument expresses what has come to be called "The Tudor Myth." A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 30. To welcome a person or persons. A) Prayer. B) Citizen. C) Greet. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greet. 31. The people of London receive Buckingham's speech with ..... A) Indifference. B) Laughter. C) Silence. D) A loud applause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silence. 32. Billy lifts weights. He has great ..... in his arms. A) Area. B) Approach. C) Declared. D) Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strength. 33. Dad put the ashes A) Into the drink. B) Into the trash can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into the trash can. 34. Synonym for board, committee, commission, assembly, or panel. A) Council. B) Further. C) Agree. D) Deliver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Council. 35. Who'd does Richard blame for causing him to do evil? A) Henry VI. B) Margaret, the king's widow. C) Lady Anne. D) Clarence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Margaret, the king's widow. 36. The cold weather causes my ..... to crack. A) Ashes. B) Language. C) Lips. D) Impatient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lips. 37. A frog is a ..... that lives in and out of water. A) Anxious. B) Permission. C) Creature. D) Quarrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creature. 38. The "rumor" was that the princes were A) Very bad children. B) Born to an evil woman. C) Born outside of marriage. D) Not happy living in England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Born outside of marriage. 39. What were the key events that led to Richard III's rise to power? A) Treaty of Troyes, support from the Yorkist faction, and coronation by the Pope. B) Inheritance of the throne, marriage to Anne Neville, and military conquests. C) Alliance with the Lancastrian faction, marriage to Margaret of Anjou, and victory at the Battle of Bosworth. D) Wars of the Roses, role as Duke of Gloucester, and political maneuvering during Edward IV's reign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wars of the Roses, role as Duke of Gloucester, and political maneuvering during Edward IV's reign. 40. Richard was honored by Queen Elizabeth in March of 2015 at an official ..... held in his honor. A) Wedding. B) Funeral. C) Battle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Funeral. 41. First, Prince Edward arrives in London. Then, his younger brother is brought to the palace to join him. Next, A) The trumpets welcome the prince. B) The queen is taken prisoner. C) The prince and his brother are taken to the Tower. D) The ghost of Clarence appears to the boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The prince and his brother are taken to the Tower. 42. Someone appears at Hastings' house in the middle of the night. He brings word from A) Henry, Duke of Buckingham. B) Lord Stanley. C) Prince Edward. D) Queen Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Stanley. 43. The pool area means the space around the pool. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 44. When the queen learned that Richard was to become king, A) She frowned. B) She became anxious for her family's safety. C) She appeared to take the news well. D) She was happy for him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She became anxious for her family's safety. 45. Ron became impatient A) Waiting for his ride. B) When he got home early. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting for his ride. 46. The name of the war that King Richard fought in was the? A) Civil War. B) War of the Roses. C) WWI. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) War of the Roses. 47. The test that proved Richard's remains were his was a? A) Carbon dating test. B) A birth certificate. C) A DNA Test. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A DNA Test. 48. How many times larger is Richard's army than Richmond's? A) Two. B) Four. C) Three. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 49. "O, now I need the priest that spake to me!/ I now repent I told the pursuivant, /As too triumphing, how mine enemies/ Today at Pomfret bloodily were butchered, / And I myself secure in grace and favor./ O Margaret, Margaret, now the heavy curse/ Is lighted on poor Hastings' wretched head!" A) Messenger. B) Hastings. C) Richard. D) Cardinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hastings. 50. Richard promises to give Buckingham a ..... when he becomes king. A) Horse. B) Title. C) Piece of land. D) Bag of gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title. 51. Synonym for offer, tender, or proposal. A) Ancient. B) Bid. C) Precious. D) Greetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bid. 52. I cleaned the ..... out of the fireplace. A) Ashes. B) Impatient. C) Language. D) Limped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashes. 53. Queen Elizabeth and her youngest son seek refuge ..... A) In France. B) At the palace. C) At Tower. D) In the sanctuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the sanctuary. 54. Synonym for authorization, consent, license, approval, clearance, or allowance. A) Anybody. B) Quarrel. C) Permission. D) Creature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permission. 55. Because the princes were still alive, King Richard feared A) He might lose power. B) For their safety. C) They would try to have him killed. D) They would still get all the attention that he thought he deserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He might lose power. 56. I watched the cat ..... the mouse without making a sound. A) Trumpet. B) Strength. C) Area. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approach. 57. Pray, elucidate the resolution of the plot and its significance in the context of the story. A) The resolution of the plot is the final outcome of the story, and its significance lies in providing closure and revealing the ultimate fate of the characters. B) The plot resolution is never revealed in the story. C) The significance of the resolution is to confuse the readers. D) The resolution of the plot is irrelevant to the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The resolution of the plot is the final outcome of the story, and its significance lies in providing closure and revealing the ultimate fate of the characters. 58. Shakespeare believed the false information that Richard was? A) A honorable king. B) A hunchback. C) Killed in battle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hunchback. 59. Buckingham told Richard that, when he stepped onto the balcony, he should look A) Well dressed. B) Prayerful. C) Stern. D) Impatient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prayerful. 60. One of these comforts Clarence's children after his death in act II A) Duchess of York. B) Queen Elizabeth. C) Lady Anne. D) Richard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duchess of York. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesRichard Iii Quiz 1Richard Iii Quiz 3Richard Iii Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books