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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. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?
(a) He will incite popular unrest.
(b) He will send assassin to England for them.
(c) He will build an army there.
(d) He will die of consumption.

2. At the end of Scene 1, whom does Edward depose in vengeance of his part in Gaveston's exile?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) The Duke of Warwick.
(c) The Earl of Lancaster.
(d) The Bishop of Coventry.

3. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?
(a) Senior is the father of Junior.
(b) Senior is the older brother of Junior.
(c) Senior is uncle to Junior.
(d) They are not related.

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

5. What his happened to Mortimer Senior in Scotland?
(a) He has retreated fromt he field.
(b) He has been slain.
(c) He has been taken prisoner.
(d) He has killed the Scottish commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of Spencer's relations is Gaveston's lover?

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

3. To which of the following items does Mortimer compare the king in his jousting crest?

4. Where does Edward send Gaveston for banishment?

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

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