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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two nobles go to Newcastle to muster troops?
(a) Lancaster and Mortimer Junior.
(b) Pembroke and Lancaster.
(c) Mortimer Junior and Warwick.
(d) Warwick and Pembroke.

2. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?
(a) He will build an army there.
(b) He will die of consumption.
(c) He will incite popular unrest.
(d) He will send assassin to England for them.

3. Which of the following nobles speaks in defense of Edward in Scene 1?
(a) Kent.
(b) Lancaster.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Mortimer Senior.

4. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?
(a) The King of France.
(b) Lancaster.
(c) Isabella.
(d) The Bishop of Canterbury.

5. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?
(a) Burning it.
(b) Drafting it.
(c) Signing it.
(d) Sealing it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of Spencer's relations is Gaveston's lover?

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

3. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?

4. Why can Edward not commit Mortimer Junior to the Tower?

5. With whom does Edward accuse Isabella of being too familiar?

(see the answer key)

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