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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose presence in the approaching army grieved Edward in Scene 3?
(a) Kent.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Sir John of Hainault.

2. According to Mortimer Junior, what do the Mortimers never do?
(a) Fail.
(b) Die.
(c) Deceive.
(d) Beg.

3. Of what is the abbot assuring Edward at the beginning of the scene?
(a) He will soon regain his throne.
(b) God protects the righteous.
(c) Edward is the rghtful heir to the throne of England.
(d) He will not admit any of Edward's enemies.

4. What information about Isabella does Kent reveal in his soliloquy in Scene 5?
(a) She has died in the battle.
(b) She intends to return to France for the remainder of her life.
(c) She is in love with Mortimer.
(d) She detests her son by Edward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Edward as he wears the crown and shouts orders at Winchester and Leicester in Scene 1?

2. Into what does Edward will heaven turn his crown before he give it to Mortimer?

3. The Mayor of which city arrives in Scene 5 to present Spencer Senior to Isabella?

4. Who do Lancaster and Mortimer say no longer inhabits the court?

5. At the beginning of the scene, Mortimer Junior brings news that what country is invading Normandy?

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