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Richard II Act 3 Scene 4 Quiz
Richard II Act 3 Scene 4 Quiz
How does the Queen’s grief contrast with the Gardener’s tone?
Silent versus loud
Vengeful versus forgiving
Fearful versus confident
Emotional versus practical
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What final image closes the scene?
The blooming of roses
The arrival of a messenger
The Gardener’s quiet labor
The Queen’s exit into mourning
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What activity are the characters engaged in?
Building defenses
Writing a letter
Preparing for a coronation
Tending to a garden
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What natural imagery surrounds the setting?
Fire and destruction
Sea and ships
Gardening and growth
Storms and floods
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What does the Gardener symbolize in this scene?
The loyalty of servants
The fall of monarchy
Political order and natural balance
The chaos of rebellion
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Who is mentioned as rising in power during the scene?
Aumerle
Carlisle
York
Bolingbroke
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What literary device dominates the scene?
Simile
Irony
Personification
Extended metaphor
None
How does the Queen react to the Gardener’s honesty?
With laughter
With gratitude
With grief and anger
With calm acceptance
None
How does the Gardener describe Richard’s reign?
Neglected like an untended garden
Strong and well-governed
Peaceful and admired
Feared but respected
None
What is the tone of the Gardener’s dialogue?
Honest and reflective
Neutral and distant
Sarcastic and mocking
Cruel and boastful
None
What does the Gardener say Richard has failed to do?
Reward loyal servants
Prune disorderly branches
Plant seeds of peace
Protect his wife
None
What does the Queen interpret the garden as a metaphor for?
The peace of nature
The loyalty of nobles
The state of England
Her love for Richard
None
What emotion best captures the Queen’s final lines?
Peace
Despair
Resentment
Hope
None
How does Shakespeare use the garden to mirror England?
As a barren desert
As a kingdom in disarray
As a battlefield of power
As a paradise of unity
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What does the Queen accuse the Gardener of?
Speaking treason
Mocking her grief
Abandoning duty
Serving Bolingbroke
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How does Shakespeare blend politics and nature here?
By showing governance as gardening
By comparing nobles to beasts
By depicting war as weather
By contrasting kings to storms
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What theme is emphasized through the gardening metaphor?
The permanence of kingship
The futility of rebellion
Mismanagement and decay of the kingdom
The hope of renewal
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What mood dominates the Queen’s conversation?
Sadness and foreboding
Anger and vengeance
Calm acceptance
Joy and excitement
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What is the Queen’s primary concern?
Richard’s safety
Her own exile
The loyalty of York
The state of the garden
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What central theme does this scene reinforce?
The futility of ambition
The inevitability of love
The natural order versus human disorder
The strength of loyalty
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What does the Gardener promise to do after she leaves?
Join Bolingbroke’s cause
Leave the palace
Burn the garden in protest
Plant a willow for her sorrow
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Where does Act 3 Scene 4 take place?
In Westminster Hall
At Flint Castle
At the Tower of London
In a garden near the palace
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Who informs the Queen of Richard’s downfall?
York
Salisbury
The Gardener
A Lady
None
What tone ends the scene?
Triumphant and proud
Calm and peaceful
Tragic and melancholic
Hopeful and bright
None
Who is present at the start of the scene?
Richard and Aumerle
Carlisle and Salisbury
Bolingbroke and York
The Queen and two Ladies
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What does the Gardener compare Bolingbroke to?
A storm destroying beauty
A thief in the night
A servant gone rogue
A skilled gardener restoring order
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What does the Queen say when she hears the news?
She seeks forgiveness
She wishes to die
She laughs in disbelief
She vows revenge
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What plant does the Gardener mention pruning?
Vines of loyalty
Thorns of deceit
Weeds of envy
Wild branches
None
What plant imagery represents Richard in this scene?
Withering flowers
Blooming roses
Golden vines
Strong oaks
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What do the Queen’s Ladies attempt to do?
Comfort her sorrow
Encourage rebellion
Hide the truth
Praise Bolingbroke
None
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