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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information about Isabella does Kent reveal in his soliloquy in Scene 5?
(a) She has died in the battle.
(b) She is in love with Mortimer.
(c) She intends to return to France for the remainder of her life.
(d) She detests her son by Edward.

2. Which noble does Isabella enlist to be her advocate among the others in Scene 4?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Pembroke.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Lancaster.

3. What does Baldock protest he despises about the court?
(a) Deception.
(b) Hypocrisy.
(c) Formality.
(d) Pomp.

4. What word does Kent protest that he will not use to address Edward II?
(a) Highness.
(b) King.
(c) Lord.
(d) Brother.

5. At the beginning of Scene 3, how does Edward direct his and and Gaveston's departure?
(a) Both by sea.
(b) Gaveston by sea; Edward by land.
(c) Gaveston by land; Edward by sea.
(d) Both by land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?

2. What covert act must a gentleman occasionally enact, according to Spencer Junior?

3. According to Mortimer Junior, what do the Mortimers never do?

4. What part of Edward's body does he chastise Gaveston not to kiss?

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

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