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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Soldiery.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Riding.

2. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?
(a) Durham.
(b) The forest.
(c) Her stables.
(d) France.

3. Who is the first noble that Edward publicly forgives after Gaveston is repealed in Scene 4?
(a) Mortimer Senior.
(b) Pembroke.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Lancaster.

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

5. How does the Earl of Kent refer to his brother Edward in Scene 1?
(a) A fool.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A despot.
(d) A butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which noble does Isabella enlist to be her advocate among the others in Scene 4?

2. In Edward's pained lamenting in Scene 3, who among his executed friends does he not mention?

3. What event does Edward plan for Gaveston's return?

4. What does Edward III decide to do with Isabella at the end of the play?

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

(see the answer key)

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