Lesson C01.1.5
C01.1.5 Richard III Quiz: OCR English Literature, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson C01.1.5, Richard III: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR English Literature (H472), Unit 1: Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which royal house does Richard belong to during the Wars of the Roses?
- House of Tudor
- House of York
- House of Stuart
- House of Lancaster
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Which noble character is murdered in the Tower of London on Richard's orders first?
- Duke of Clarence
- Duke of Buckingham
- Lord Hastings
- King Edward IV
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Which dramatic device allows Richard to directly address the audience and reveal his villainy?
- Aside
- Soliloquy
- Chorus
- Epilogue
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Which female character utters powerful curses against Richard throughout the play?
- Duchess of York
- Queen Elizabeth
- Lady Anne
- Queen Margaret
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Richard III belongs to which specific genre of Shakespearean drama?
- Revenge tragedy
- History play
- Roman tragedy
- Pastoral comedy
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Who woos Lady Anne over the corpse of her father-in-law, King Henry VI?
- Clarence
- Richard
- Buckingham
- Richmond
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What metrical verse form is predominantly used in Richard III?
- Free verse
- Rhyming couplets
- Ballad metre
- Blank verse
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Which character defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
- Duke of Buckingham
- Earl of Warwick
- Lord Hastings
- Earl of Richmond
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Which political concept describes a ruler using deception and amoral cunning to gain power?
- Divine Right
- Machiavellianism
- Feudalism
- Chivalry
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What ghost appears first to Richard on the night before Bosworth Field?
- Duke of Clarence
- King Henry VI
- Prince Edward
- Lord Hastings
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Which Tudor monarch was reigning in England when Shakespeare wrote Richard III?
- King Henry VIII
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Mary I
- King James I
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What is the emblem of King Richard III mentioned frequently in the play?
- The Golden Lion
- The White Boar
- The Silver Falcon
- The Red Rose
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What term describes rapid, alternating dialogue used between Richard and Elizabeth in Act 4?
- Monologue
- Catharsis
- Anaphora
- Stichomythia
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What stock character type from medieval morality plays heavily influenced Richard's characterisation?
- The Fool
- The Everyman
- The Vice
- The Parasite
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What historical perspective framing Richard as an evil tyrant to legitimise Tudor rule is termed?
- The Tudor Myth
- Divine Right
- The Plantagenet Myth
- The Great Chain
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Which noble ally turns against Richard after being refused the Earldom of Hereford?
- Lord Stanley
- Earl of Surrey
- Duke of Buckingham
- Lord Hastings
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What famous exclamation does Richard cry out when unhorsed on the battlefield at Bosworth?
- A sword!
- A horse!
- A crown!
- My kingdom!
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What political doctrine claimed that a king was chosen directly by God?
- Divine Right
- Parliamentarianism
- Feudalism
- Humanism
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Which Classical Roman playwright influenced the heavy use of ghosts and curses in Richard III?
- Cicero
- Plautus
- Terence
- Seneca
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Which word begins Richard's opening soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play?
- Now
- Here
- Winter
- Today
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