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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the field of battle in Scene 2, what does Lancaster tell Edward his flatterers will do?
(a) Become dependant on him.
(b) Betray him.
(c) Use him.
(d) Weaken him.

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

3. Which noble resolves to murder Gaveston personally on his way to see Edward?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Lancaster.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Pembroke.

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

5. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Spencer Junior recommend Edward do with the rebellious nobles?
(a) Behead them.
(b) Buy them off.
(c) Banish them.
(d) Make peace with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom is the letter that Edward receives in Scene 3?

2. What city does Gaveston declare that he loves as he would Elysium?

3. What employment does Mortimer give Rice Ap Howell at the end of Scene 5?

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

5. With whom does Edward accuse Isabella of being too familiar?

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