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

2. To which of the following items does Mortimer compare the king in his jousting crest?
(a) A cedar tree.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A lion.
(d) A flying fish.

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

4. 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) Wits.
(d) Poets.

5. With what does Edward threaten Mortimer Junior after the brawl of Scene 2?
(a) Drawing and quartering.
(b) Imprisonment in the Tower.
(c) Loss of his titles and land.
(d) Banishment from the court.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mortimer Junior characterize Gaveston in Scene 4?

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

3. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?

4. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?

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

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