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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the Bishop of Canterbury writing in Scene 2?
(a) The King of France.
(b) The Bishop of Coventry.
(c) The Pope.
(d) King Edward.

2. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?
(a) He will die of consumption.
(b) He will incite popular unrest.
(c) He will build an army there.
(d) He will send assassin to England for them.

3. What event does Edward plan for Gaveston's return?
(a) A military display.
(b) A joust.
(c) A May fair.
(d) A masque.

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

5. What part of Edward's body does he chastise Gaveston not to kiss?
(a) His lips.
(b) His hand.
(c) His feet.
(d) His neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Bishop of Coventry at the beginning of Scene 2?

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

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

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

5. What has Mortimer resolved to do to Gaveston by the end of Scene 2?

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