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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the nobles in seem to, how is Gaveston normally positioned with the King in court?
(a) Kneeling by his side.
(b) Leaning on his shoulder.
(c) Seated at his left.
(d) Lying on his lap.

3. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?
(a) War.
(b) Collective bargaining.
(c) Rumor.
(d) Bribery.

4. Which of the following outrages is not one that his befallen the Bishop of Coventry?
(a) He has been manhandled.
(b) His garments have been torn.
(c) He has been sodomized.
(d) He has been stripped of his property.

5. Which of the following is net an earldom that Lancaster holds?
(a) Kent.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Derby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?

2. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?

3. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?

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

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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