You might imagine that Richard’s story ends with a simple execution in a dark cell, but it’s far more complicated in reality for the new King Henry. Try this Richard II Act 5 Quiz to test your memory of the conspiracy at Windsor and the tragic last moments at Pomfret Castle. Find out if you know how the story ends.
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Richard II Act 5 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 5 begin?
- Who appears first in Act 5 Scene 1?
- What is the Queen’s emotional state in her first appearance?
- Where is Richard being sent at the beginning of Act 5?
- Who informs the Queen of Richard’s destination?
- What does Richard ask to do before being taken away?
- How does Northumberland interrupt Richard and the Queen?
- Where does the Queen decide to go after parting with Richard?
- What does Richard compare his fall to?
- What does the Queen’s lament highlight?
- Who appears in Act 5 Scene 2 discussing Bolingbroke’s triumph?
- What does York tell his wife about Aumerle?
- What does York plan to do after discovering Aumerle’s plot?
- What does the Duchess of York plead for?
- How does King Henry respond to the Duchess’s plea?
- What does this scene reveal about King Henry’s character?
- Where is Richard held prisoner later in the act?
- How does Richard describe his prison life?
- What does Richard reflect on during his soliloquy?
- Who visits Richard in his cell before his death?
- What memory does the groom share with Richard?
- How does Richard react to the groom’s loyalty?
- Who plots Richard’s murder?
- What motivates Exton to kill Richard?
- How does Richard die?
- What object does Richard use to defend himself?
- How does Henry IV react to news of Richard’s death?
- What penance does Henry IV promise?
- What is the Queen’s final fate in the play?
- What theme is reinforced by the ending of Act 5?