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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 land's ship do the nobles take to pursue Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Flanders.

2. At the beginning of the scene, for what the only thing that Edward longs?
(a) Death.
(b) Power.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Quiet.

3. In whose name does Leicester arrest Baldock and Spencer Junior?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) God.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Isabella.

4. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Rumor.
(c) Collective bargaining.
(d) War.

5. Who does Arundel promise as ransom for Gaveston's temporary reprieve in Scene 4?
(a) King Edward.
(b) Spencer.
(c) Himself.
(d) Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which noble does Edward immediately banish from his presence in the beginning of Scene 3?

2. In his long speech regarding relinquishing his crown, how long does Edward beg Leicester and Winchester allow him to remain king?

3. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?

4. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?

5. What is the function of the room in Killingworth where Edward II is kept in Scene 5?

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