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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. What covert act must a gentleman occasionally enact, according to Spencer Junior?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Seducing.
(c) Carousing.
(d) Stabbing.

2. What does Mortimer threaten Edward if he do not agree to Gaveston's exile?
(a) He will leave England.
(b) He will depose him.
(c) He will kill him.
(d) He will suspend duty to the throne.

3. Where does Lady Margaret put the letter after she has read it in Scene 1?
(a) In the brook.
(b) In Spencer's hands.
(c) Against her breast.
(d) In her Bible.

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

5. After Gaveston is carried off in Scene 4, what does Edward say stops his speech?
(a) Despair.
(b) Exasperration.
(c) Fury.
(d) Defeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?

2. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?

3. To which of the following items does Mortimer compare the king in his jousting crest?

4. Before departing, what does Lancaster swear Edward will soon have for a crown?

5. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?

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