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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) Pembroke.

2. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?
(a) Edward I.
(b) Edward II.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Isabella.

3. What does Mortimer threaten Edward if he do not agree to Gaveston's exile?
(a) He will kill him.
(b) He will suspend duty to the throne.
(c) He will depose him.
(d) He will leave England.

4. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The King of France.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) The Bishop of Canterbury.

5. What has Mortimer resolved to do to Gaveston by the end of Scene 2?
(a) Challenge his advancement.
(b) Kidnap him.
(c) Exile him.
(d) Kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Edward's soliloquy after the nobles leave in Scene 4, whom does he long to kill?

2. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?

3. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?

4. What does Lancaster intend to do with the writ of banishment after Edward signs it?

5. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?

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