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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Edward's soliloquy after the nobles leave in Scene 4, whom does he long to kill?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Mortimer Junior.
(c) All nobles.
(d) Priests.

2. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?
(a) Refuse to fight for Edward.
(b) Leave England.
(c) Rise up in revolt.
(d) Kill Gaveston.

3. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Riding.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Soldiery.

4. Before departing, what does Lancaster swear Edward will soon have for a crown?
(a) Gaveston's head.
(b) A jester's cap.
(c) Cuckold's horns.
(d) Bloody locks.

5. Which of the following nobles speaks in defense of Edward in Scene 1?
(a) Warwick.
(b) Mortimer Senior.
(c) Kent.
(d) Lancaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what mythical figure does Lancaster compare Gaveston in Scene 4?

2. Whom does Edward send to fight the rebellious Scots in this scene?

3. Which of the following outrages is not one that his befallen the Bishop of Coventry?

4. What does Mortimer threaten Edward if he do not agree to Gaveston's exile?

5. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?

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