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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Mortimer resolved to do to Gaveston by the end of Scene 2?
(a) Challenge his advancement.
(b) Kidnap him.
(c) Exile him.
(d) Kill him.

2. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?
(a) Senior is the older brother of Junior.
(b) Senior is the father of Junior.
(c) They are not related.
(d) Senior is uncle to Junior.

3. Which nobles' deaths does Mortimer confirm in his report to Isabella in Scene 2?
(a) Mortimer Senior and Pembroke.
(b) Pembroke and Canterbury.
(c) Warwick and Lancaster.
(d) Lancaster and Mortimer Senior.

4. When Isabella entreats Lancaster for Gaveston's return, what is the only situation that Lancaster says will bring Gaveston back?
(a) A war.
(b) A shipwreck.
(c) A miracle.
(d) A new king's accession.

5. Unto whom does Pembroke entrust Gaveston at the end of Scene 4?
(a) No one.
(b) Arundel.
(c) James.
(d) Lancaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mortimer Junior, what do the Mortimers never do?

2. What disaster does Mortimer wish befalls the King in his passage?

3. According to Baldock at the end of Scene 6, why do all men live?

4. What announcement has Spencer Junior recently made in Scene 3?

5. At the beginning of the scene, for what the only thing that Edward longs?

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