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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 does Edward protest he will use to sign the writ of banishment?
(a) Blood.
(b) Ink.
(c) Tears.
(d) Bile.

2. According to Lancaster in Scene 4, where is the only place that Gaveston is safe?
(a) In the Tower.
(b) In France.
(c) In Hell.
(d) At Edward's side.

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

4. Which of the following is not a figure that Mortimer Senior cites in describing great men with obsessive companions?
(a) Nero
(b) Alexander
(c) Achilles
(d) Socrates

5. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?
(a) A child.
(b) A harlot.
(c) A saint.
(d) A weakling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward swear to send Gaveston?

2. At the end of Scene 1, whom does Edward depose in vengeance of his part in Gaveston's exile?

3. When Isabella entreats Lancaster for Gaveston's return, what is the only situation that Lancaster says will bring Gaveston back?

4. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?

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

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