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

2. To what smith's implement does Edward compare his heart upon his return from seeing Gaveston off?
(a) A clamp.
(b) An anvil.
(c) A fire pit.
(d) A hammer.

3. Over what two forms of execution do the nobles argue regarding Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Burning and quartering.
(b) Beheading and burning.
(c) Hanging and beheading.
(d) Quartering and hanging.

4. To what mythical figure does Lancaster compare Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Helen.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Medusa.
(d) Persephone.

5. What is Edward's mother's name?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Jane.
(c) Alais.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Isabella in Scene 4, whose country's men are not able to stay in England and fight Edward?

2. What his happened to Mortimer Senior in Scotland?

3. What covert act must a gentleman occasionally enact, according to Spencer Junior?

4. Of what is the abbot assuring Edward at the beginning of the scene?

5. Which of the following men is not a group that Gaveston announces he wants to keep about him and the king?

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