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

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

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

4. At the end of Scene 1, whom does Edward depose in vengeance of his part in Gaveston's exile?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) The Bishop of Coventry.
(c) The Duke of Warwick.
(d) The Earl of Lancaster.

5. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?
(a) Soldiery.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Riding.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward swear to send Gaveston?

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

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

4. What noble rank has Gaveston been given by Scene 2?

5. According to Lancaster in Scene 4, where is the only place that Gaveston is safe?

(see the answer key)

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