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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Leicester recommend Edward view Killingworth Castle at the beginning of the scene?
(a) As his royal bed chamber.
(b) As a ship.
(c) As a court.
(d) As heaven.

2. Which noble does Isabella enlist to be her advocate among the others in Scene 4?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Pembroke.
(c) Mortimer Junior.
(d) Warwick.

3. To whom does Edward say he will complain of the malefactions of Mortimer and Isabella?
(a) To his dead servants.
(b) To the legions of hell.
(c) To the gods.
(d) To France.

4. Who does Edward want to accompany Isabella on her journey to France?
(a) Levune.
(b) Mortimer Junior.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Spencer Senior.

5. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?
(a) Senior is uncle to Junior.
(b) They are not related.
(c) Senior is the older brother of Junior.
(d) Senior is the father of Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his long speech regarding relinquishing his crown, how long does Edward beg Leicester and Winchester allow him to remain king?

2. Whose company do the nobles demand that Edward forsake through the Herald in Scene 1?

3. To what animal does Edward compare himself in his response to Leicester's kind words?

4. Why does Mortimer say Gaveston will be more fearful of the nobles on his return to England?

5. In Scene 1, what position does Edward beg his captors not to allow Mortimer Junior to hold?

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