This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Richard Iii > Richard Iii – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Richard Iii Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The queen thought her son Dorset would be safe living with A) Richard. B) Lord Stanley. C) His grandmother. D) Henry, Earl of Richmond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Henry, Earl of Richmond. 2. Which word is spelled correctly? A) Soliloquy. B) Soliloquy. C) Soliloquy. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soliloquy. 3. Why would Shakespeare use propaganda in his writing? A) The Tudors (Royal family at the time) wanted to make the previous royal family look bad. B) Shakespeare didn't like the Plantagenet (Richard's family) rule of Britain. C) Shakespeare wanted to rebel against the royal family without making it look like he was. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Tudors (Royal family at the time) wanted to make the previous royal family look bad. 4. Synonym for argument, disagreement, squabble, fight, dispute, clash, altercation, or feud. A) Permission. B) Quarrel. C) Creature. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quarrel. 5. Hastings believed that, if he was in danger, A) Catesby would warn him. B) Buckingham would warn him. C) The queen would warn him. D) Lord Rivers would warn him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catesby would warn him. 6. Which literary device does Shakespeare use in this quote:Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time? A) Simile. B) Juxtapose. C) Personification. D) Triplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Triplet. 7. Lady Anne cursed A) The one who killed her husband, and father-in-law. B) Her husband, for making her a widow. C) Margaret, for telling lies about Richard. D) The day she was born. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The one who killed her husband, and father-in-law. 8. Sam's friends went to the station to ..... him farewell. A) Bid. B) Greetings. C) Shiver. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bid. 9. What were the significant actions taken by Richard III to gain power? A) Respecting the authority of the nobility. B) Supporting the common people. C) Eliminating rivals and manipulating the nobility. D) Forming alliances with rivals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eliminating rivals and manipulating the nobility. 10. The teacher was angry that Cory talked out of turn. Her ..... words made his cheeks turn red. A) Stern. B) Prayer. C) Attention. D) Interrupt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stern. 11. Which literary device does Shakespeare use in this quote:That dogs bark at me as I halt by them? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Juxtapose. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 12. Mrs. Weeks' only child is very ..... to her. A) Precious. B) Ancient. C) Shiver. D) Tuesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precious. 13. When Buckingham read the call from the people that stated it was Richard's duty and right to become king, Richard said A) He was not worthy of such a high office. B) The crown should fall to him. C) He would become their king. D) Just as sure as he had won the hand of Lady Anne, he would wear the crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was not worthy of such a high office. 14. Buckingham worked hard to A) Make the mayor happy. B) Make a name for himself. C) Make the citizens believe the rumor. D) Take Richard's attention away from God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make the citizens believe the rumor. 15. Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed completed the task started by More and Virgil. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. The President worked hard to ..... the cause of peace. A) Agree. B) Further. C) Council. D) Deliver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 17. Richard would best be described as? A) Devious. B) Angry. C) Trustworthy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devious. 18. Prince Edward responds to Richard's manipulative and flattering language with ..... A) Silence. B) Bitter words. C) Clever and advanced wordplay. D) An outburst of emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clever and advanced wordplay. 19. The quote, Nor made to court an amorous looking glass portrays Richard as being: A) Mean. B) Unattractive. C) Ambitious. D) Sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unattractive. 20. The queen quarrels with Richard and tells him that he is A) An interesting man. B) A smooth talker. C) An exciting man. D) A jealous (wanting what someone else has) man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A jealous (wanting what someone else has) man. 21. "Or lowly factor for another's gain, /But as successively, from blood to blood, /Your right of birth, your empery, your own./For this, consorted with the citizens, /Your very worshipful and loving friends, /And by their vehement instigation, /In this just cause come I to move your Grace." A) Stanley. B) Buckingham. C) Richard. D) Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buckingham. 22. King Edward felt that A) Clarence got what he deserved. B) Clarence's death was his fault. C) Clarence would still be alive if it weren't for Richard. D) Clarence would still be alive if he hand't listened to is wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clarence's death was his fault. 23. Which word in the quote, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature shows that Richard believes that his ugliness is unfair? A) Dissembling. B) Cheated. C) Feature. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheated. 24. The children had a ..... over who should get the biggest piece of cake. A) Creature. B) Anxious. C) Suggest. D) Quarrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quarrel. 25. When Hastings' head was brought to Richard, he looked at it with A) Amazement. B) Amusement. C) Disappointment. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sadness. 26. ..... suddenly rushes in to beg Edward to spare the life of a servant condemned to death A) Stanley. B) Hastings. C) Rivers. D) Dorset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanley. 27. What does the quote, Have no delight to pass away the time show how Richard feels about peace-time? A) He is bored by it. B) He likes it. C) He's excited by it. D) He wishes it would pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is bored by it. 28. Another name for this story could bew A) "The Death Of King Henry VI.". B) "Sweet Dreams.". C) "Richard's Mistake.". D) "Setting A Trip With Smooth Words.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Setting A Trip With Smooth Words.". 29. Lord Stanley believes A) His dream is a warning of what will happen. B) The prince is too young to rule the kingdom. C) Richard will be a great leader. D) Richard has earned the crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His dream is a warning of what will happen. 30. "Send Joe my ..... when you see him in Florida, " said Rita. A) Ancient. B) Shiver. C) Bid. D) Greetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greetings. 31. Which of Richard's previous allies is executed at the beginning of the act? A) Buckingham. B) Catesby. C) Stanley. D) Brackenbery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buckingham. 32. Richard hated Queen Elizabeth and her family because A) She was from the House of York. B) She was from the House of Lancaster. C) She had been married before. D) She married his brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was from the House of Lancaster. 33. During Henry VII's reign historians wrote well about Richard III. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Pete asked Hank if he wanted to go to the game on ..... A) Tuesday. B) Shiver. C) Precious. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuesday. 35. Synonym for far, more, beyond, or additional. A) Further. B) Council. C) Deliver. D) Pronounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Further. 36. Catesby and Buckingham tried to make the citizens believe that A) Richard did not want to wear the crown. B) Richard was a godly man. C) Richard was happily married. D) Richard would lay down his life for England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richard was a godly man. 37. Shakespeare has conforted the stereotypes on disabled people. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. Describe the strategies used by Richard III to manipulate his way to the throne. A) Kindness, generosity, and diplomacy. B) Manipulation, deceit, and violence. C) Forgiveness, compromise, and love. D) Honesty, transparency, and peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manipulation, deceit, and violence. 39. Who told Richard that Hastings would not help him become king? A) Queen Elizabeth. B) Lord Stanley. C) Buckingham. D) Catesby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buckingham. 40. First, Lord Stanley sends word warning Hastings of trouble. Then, Sir Catesby arrives at Hastings' house and asks if he will help Richard become king. Next, A) The queen is put to death. B) The council meets at the Tower. C) Richard pays Hastings a visit. D) Hastings' head is brought to Richard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The council meets at the Tower. 41. Synonym for harsh, rugged, coarse, or brutal. A) Rough. B) Further. C) Pronounce. D) Deliver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rough. 42. My ..... Vince, my brother's son, is coming to visit next week. A) Strength. B) Area. C) Nephew. D) Declared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nephew. 43. The ..... of Spain were proud that their country took first place in the race. A) Prayer. B) Citizens. C) Attention. D) Greet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens. 44. Severe; harsh; strict. A) Interrupt. B) Stern. C) Attention. D) Prayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stern. 45. Where did many of the rebels flee to? A) Brittany. B) Belgium. C) Ireland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brittany. 46. Joe ..... into work after falling off his motorcycle. A) Language. B) Ashes. C) Tongue. D) Limped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limped. 47. What does Buckingham mean when he tells Richard, "We will be left behind once your nephew arrives in London?" A) They will be sent back to Ludlow. B) The Prince of Wales would get all the attention. C) All their plans to seize the throne would come to an end. D) The queen would have their heads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All their plans to seize the throne would come to an end. 48. Our family went to Greece where we saw many ..... churches. A) Tuesday. B) Ancient. C) Greetings. D) Shiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient. 49. Henry VII's claim to the throne was weak. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. My brother and I belong to a band. I play the ..... , he plays the piano. A) Approach. B) Strenght. C) Area. D) Trumpet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trumpet. 51. How do you translate:monologue A) Disgrace. B) Soliloquy. C) Foreboding. D) Plague. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soliloquy. 52. When did Lady Anne spit in Richard's face? A) When he ordered the guards to set down the casket. B) When the blamed Margaret for his terrible deeds. C) When he told her he had killed her husband. D) When he pressed a ring onto her finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When he told her he had killed her husband. 53. Richard charges that Queen Elizabeth A) Has turned her husband against him and his brother. B) Caused the king's illness. C) Similes in men's faces, then curses them. D) Never loved her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has turned her husband against him and his brother. 54. The three ordinary citizens discuss ..... A) National affairs. B) Soldiers. C) War. D) Their ordinary issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National affairs. 55. Which of these words does not describe King Richard III? A) Evil. B) Ruthless. C) Kind-hearted. D) Cruel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kind-hearted. 56. During the time in which this story takes place, it was a ..... to be born outside of marriage. A) Disgrace (loss of respect or honor). B) Curse. C) Danger. D) Struggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgrace (loss of respect or honor). 57. How doth the theme of betrayal affecteth the relationships 'mongst the characters in the plot? A) Strengthens trust and unity. B) Has no impact on the relationships. C) Leads to forgiveness and understanding. D) Creates distrust, resentment, and conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creates distrust, resentment, and conflict. 58. I went to a ..... meeting yesterday. We prayed for Keith to get well. A) Prayer. B) Stern. C) Greet. D) Attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greet. 59. "I had a ..... day at the office, " said dad. "I'm going to take a nap." A) Further. B) Council. C) Rough. D) Agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rough. 60. What were the factors that contributed to the downfall of Richard III? A) Controversial rise to power, ruthless tactics, and opposition from other noble families. B) Support from other noble families. C) Kind and fair rule. D) Peaceful resolution of conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controversial rise to power, ruthless tactics, and opposition from other noble families. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesRichard Iii Quiz 1Richard Iii Quiz 2Richard Iii Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books