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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. Which noble does Edward immediately banish from his presence in the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Kent.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

2. Which of the following is not a figure that Mortimer Senior cites in describing great men with obsessive companions?
(a) Nero
(b) Achilles
(c) Alexander
(d) Socrates

3. Which king does Warwick promise Gaveston will soon meet before killing him?
(a) The King of Worms.
(b) The King of Heaven.
(c) King Edward I.
(d) King Edward II.

4. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Spencer Junior recommend Edward do with the rebellious nobles?
(a) Buy them off.
(b) Behead them.
(c) Banish them.
(d) Make peace with them.

5. Whose entreaty finally convinces Edward to relinquish his crown?
(a) Edward III.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Kent.
(d) Berkeley.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what country does Spencer Junior order Levune to deliver large stores of English gold in Scene 3?

2. What event does Edward plan for Gaveston's return?

3. To whom does Edward say he will complain of the malefactions of Mortimer and Isabella?

4. What new honor does Edward give Mortimer Junior in thanks for Gaveston's return?

5. On the field of battle in Scene 2, what does Lancaster tell Edward his flatterers will do?

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