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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Lord does Spencer Junior claim once much preferred him?
(a) Gaveston.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) Edward.

2. What does Isabella wish would happen to Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?
(a) He be slain.
(b) He be returned to Ireland.
(c) He he taken prisoner.
(d) He be shipwrecked.

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

4. Where is the Bishop of Coventry at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) In the Tower.
(b) Buried.
(c) In France.
(d) In Rome.

5. With whom does Edward accuse Isabella of being too familiar?
(a) Gaveston.
(b) Mortimer Junior.
(c) Kent.
(d) Lancaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new honor does Edward give Mortimer Junior in thanks for Gaveston's return?

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

3. Who do Lancaster and Mortimer say no longer inhabits the court?

4. Over what two forms of execution do the nobles argue regarding Gaveston in Scene 4?

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

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