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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 two nobles go to Newcastle to muster troops?
(a) Pembroke and Lancaster.
(b) Warwick and Pembroke.
(c) Lancaster and Mortimer Junior.
(d) Mortimer Junior and Warwick.

2. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The French.
(c) The Irish.
(d) The Scots.

3. Who do Lancaster and Mortimer say no longer inhabits the court?
(a) Foriegn dignitaries.
(b) Peers.
(c) Knights.
(d) Isabella.

4. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?
(a) Increase pay to the troops.
(b) Spend less of the community purse on revels.
(c) Hate Gaveston.
(d) Hold a full funeral for his father.

5. Whom does Edward send to fight the rebellious Scots in this scene?
(a) Pembroke.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Mortimer Senior.
(d) Lancaster.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Edward swear to send Gaveston?

5. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?

(see the answer key)

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