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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. What offer does John of Hainault make Isabella and Edward III in Scene 2?
(a) A retinue of armed men.
(b) His purse for their general comfort.
(c) A ship back to England.
(d) Shelter in France.

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

3. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?
(a) Luxurious indolence.
(b) Unnatural lust.
(c) Ambitious pride.
(d) Common scorn.

4. Where does Kent intend to travel in Scene 1?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Italy.

5. Which Lord does Spencer Junior claim once much preferred him?
(a) Gaveston.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Edward.
(d) Mortimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What noble rank has Gaveston been given by Scene 2?

2. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

3. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?

4. What announcement has Spencer Junior recently made in Scene 3?

5. Which Lord does Spencer Junior specifically say does not want to serve?

(see the answer key)

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