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

2. Why does Mortimer interrupt Isabella in Scene 4?
(a) The battle must commence.
(b) Her speech is too passionate.
(c) He fears the army does not understand her meaning.
(d) He must profess his love for her.

3. As he is taken captive, where does Kent protest the court is?
(a) London.
(b) Where the King is.
(c) Where Isabella is.
(d) Heaven.

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

5. According to Baldock at the end of Scene 6, why do all men live?
(a) To die.
(b) To suffer.
(c) To strive.
(d) To be glad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward offer to Leicester in place of Baldock and Spencer Junior?

2. From whom does Lightborn say he was sent when he greets Edward II?

3. What noble rank has Gaveston been given by Scene 2?

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

5. How many different ways can Mortimer's Latin death order be read?

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