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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Isabella entreats Lancaster for Gaveston's return, what is the only situation that Lancaster says will bring Gaveston back?
(a) A miracle.
(b) A shipwreck.
(c) A new king's accession.
(d) A war.

2. What covert act must a gentleman occasionally enact, according to Spencer Junior?
(a) Carousing.
(b) Seducing.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Stabbing.

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

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

5. After Gaveston is carried off in Scene 4, what does Edward say stops his speech?
(a) Despair.
(b) Exasperration.
(c) Defeat.
(d) Fury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?

2. Which Lord does Spencer Junior specifically say does not want to serve?

3. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?

4. Why can Edward not commit Mortimer Junior to the Tower?

5. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?

(see the answer key)

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