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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 entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?
(a) Hold a full funeral for his father.
(b) Spend less of the community purse on revels.
(c) Hate Gaveston.
(d) Increase pay to the troops.

2. Why does Isabella state she feels some sadness after the battle?
(a) She grieves Edward's misfortune.
(b) She fears Kent's possible betrayal.
(c) She cannot stand the carnage.
(d) She bemoans England's woes.

3. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Scots.
(c) The French.
(d) The Irish.

4. To what mythical figure does Lancaster compare Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Helen.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Cassandra.

5. In Scene 1, what position does Edward beg his captors not to allow Mortimer Junior to hold?
(a) Lord Chamberlain.
(b) King of England.
(c) Protector of Edward III.
(d) Husband to his widowed Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What land's ship do the nobles take to pursue Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?

2. Who swears to protect Edward III at the end of Scene 4?

3. Which king does Warwick promise Gaveston will soon meet before killing him?

4. Which Lord does Spencer Junior claim once much preferred him?

5. What is related on the paper that Spencer Junior reads at the beginning of Scene 3?

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