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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. Over what two forms of execution do the nobles argue regarding Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Quartering and hanging.
(b) Burning and quartering.
(c) Beheading and burning.
(d) Hanging and beheading.

2. To what smith's implement does Edward compare his heart upon his return from seeing Gaveston off?
(a) An anvil.
(b) A clamp.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A fire pit.

3. Spencer and Baldock served what newly-deceased lord?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Leicester.
(d) Durham.

4. With what does Edward threaten Mortimer Junior after the brawl of Scene 2?
(a) Drawing and quartering.
(b) Loss of his titles and land.
(c) Imprisonment in the Tower.
(d) Banishment from the court.

5. To whom does Edward say he will complain of the malefactions of Mortimer and Isabella?
(a) To the gods.
(b) To the legions of hell.
(c) To France.
(d) To his dead servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?

2. Where is Lady Margaret ordered to go in her second letter?

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

4. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

5. To what town is Edward bound with Leicester at the end of the scene?

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