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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?
(a) Live a melancholy life.
(b) Poison Gaveston in secret.
(c) Have an affair in secret.
(d) Return to France.

2. Who of Spencer's relations is Gaveston's lover?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His nephew.

3. Which of the following men is not a group that Gaveston announces he wants to keep about him and the king?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Poets.
(d) Wits.

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

5. In Scene 1, what position does Edward beg his captors not to allow Mortimer Junior to hold?
(a) Lord Chamberlain.
(b) King of England.
(c) Protector of Edward III.
(d) Husband to his widowed Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is related on the paper that Spencer Junior reads at the beginning of Scene 3?

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

3. What does Isabella decide to do when Mortimer Junior leaves in Scene 3?

4. At the beginning of the scene, where does Spencer suggest the King fly?

5. To what town is Edward bound with Leicester at the end of the scene?

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