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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the Bishop of Canterbury writing in Scene 2?
(a) The Bishop of Coventry.
(b) King Edward.
(c) The King of France.
(d) The Pope.

2. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?
(a) Return to France.
(b) Live a melancholy life.
(c) Have an affair in secret.
(d) Poison Gaveston in secret.

3. Why does Mortimer interrupt Isabella in Scene 4?
(a) The battle must commence.
(b) He fears the army does not understand her meaning.
(c) Her speech is too passionate.
(d) He must profess his love for her.

4. What land's ship do the nobles take to pursue Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Flanders.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

5. What noble rank has Gaveston been given by Scene 2?
(a) Knight.
(b) Duke.
(c) Earl.
(d) Baron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?

2. What has Mortimer resolved to do to Gaveston by the end of Scene 2?

3. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?

4. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?

5. From whom is the letter that Lady Margaret carries with her in Scene 1?

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