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

2. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?
(a) Kill Gaveston.
(b) Refuse to fight for Edward.
(c) Rise up in revolt.
(d) Leave England.

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

4. Which of the following outrages is not one that his befallen the Bishop of Coventry?
(a) His garments have been torn.
(b) He has been manhandled.
(c) He has been sodomized.
(d) He has been stripped of his property.

5. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?
(a) To draft a letter to Gaveston.
(b) To attend his Lord's funeral.
(c) To carouse in town.
(d) To call Lady Margaret's coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the Bishop of Canterbury writing in Scene 2?

2. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?

3. What does Mortimer threaten Edward if he do not agree to Gaveston's exile?

4. Spencer and Baldock served what newly-deceased lord?

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

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