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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 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.

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

3. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?
(a) Edward III.
(b) Edward I.
(c) Edward II.
(d) Isabella.

4. According to Mortimer Junior, what do the Mortimers never do?
(a) Fail.
(b) Die.
(c) Deceive.
(d) Beg.

5. Which of the nobles wounds Gaveston in this scene?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Mortimer Junior.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Warwick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldock protest he despises about the court?

2. Which of the following is not a figure that Mortimer Senior cites in describing great men with obsessive companions?

3. Which of the following is net an earldom that Lancaster holds?

4. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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