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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what title do Spencer and Margaret refer to Gaveston throughout Scene 1?
(a) Cornwall
(b) Royal Secretary
(c) Lord Chamberlain
(d) Lord of Man

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

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

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

5. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?
(a) Common scorn.
(b) Unnatural lust.
(c) Ambitious pride.
(d) Luxurious indolence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?

2. What does Edward swear to send Gaveston?

3. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

4. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?

5. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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