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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. Why does Mortimer say Gaveston will be more fearful of the nobles on his return to England?
(a) He will know they can banish him again.
(b) He will feel immense gratitude toward them.
(c) He will fear violent reprisal from them.
(d) He will be publicly shamed.

2. What does Isabella wish would happen to Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?
(a) He be shipwrecked.
(b) He he taken prisoner.
(c) He be slain.
(d) He be returned to Ireland.

3. Who of Spencer's relations is Gaveston's lover?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

4. To what smith's implement does Edward compare his heart upon his return from seeing Gaveston off?
(a) A fire pit.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A clamp.
(d) An anvil.

5. Over what two forms of execution do the nobles argue regarding Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Hanging and beheading.
(b) Quartering and hanging.
(c) Burning and quartering.
(d) Beheading and burning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is the Bishop of Canterbury writing in Scene 2?

3. What does Baldock protest he despises about the court?

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

5. Where does Lady Margaret put the letter after she has read it in Scene 1?

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