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

2. Where is the Bishop of Coventry at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) Buried.
(b) In France.
(c) In the Tower.
(d) In Rome.

3. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?
(a) Kent.
(b) Edward.
(c) Mortimer Junior.
(d) Canterbury.

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

5. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?
(a) Edward I.
(b) Edward III.
(c) Edward II.
(d) Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before departing, what does Lancaster swear Edward will soon have for a crown?

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

3. What part of Edward's body does he chastise Gaveston not to kiss?

4. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?

5. What city does Gaveston declare that he loves as he would Elysium?

(see the answer key)

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