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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scenes 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom is the letter that Edward receives in Scene 3?
(a) Valois.
(b) Levune.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

2. In his long speech regarding relinquishing his crown, how long does Edward beg Leicester and Winchester allow him to remain king?
(a) Until Easter.
(b) Until night.
(c) Until his death.
(d) For all eternity.

3. Where is Lady Margaret ordered to go in her second letter?
(a) To Ireland.
(b) To Parliament.
(c) To court.
(d) To France.

4. Why have Edward and his peers not arrived in Ireland?
(a) Edward refused to leave the island.
(b) A tempest forced them back.
(c) The lords of Ireland refused to accept them.
(d) Their ship was maliciously sunk.

5. According to Isabella in Scene 4, whose country's men are not able to stay in England and fight Edward?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Italy.
(c) Norway.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Lancaster and Mortimer say no longer inhabits the court?

2. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?

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

4. Whose entreaty finally convinces Edward to relinquish his crown?

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

(see the answer key)

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