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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 is related on the paper that Spencer Junior reads at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) The nobles that have been executed.
(b) An inventory of lands that Edward has seized.
(c) The lords that are fled to France.
(d) The foreign powers that have lent men to Edward's campaign.

2. What new honor does Edward give Mortimer Junior in thanks for Gaveston's return?
(a) Royal Secretary.
(b) Lord Marshall.
(c) Duke of Cornwall.
(d) Lord Chamberlain.

3. Where is Lady Margaret ordered to go in her second letter?
(a) To France.
(b) To Ireland.
(c) To Parliament.
(d) To court.

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

5. What event does Edward plan for Gaveston's return?
(a) A masque.
(b) A military display.
(c) A joust.
(d) A May fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?

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

3. Who does Arundel promise as ransom for Gaveston's temporary reprieve in Scene 4?

4. Whom does Edward send to fight the rebellious Scots in this scene?

5. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?

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