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

2. Where does Edward send Gaveston for banishment?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Norway.
(d) France.

3. What noble rank has Gaveston been given by Scene 2?
(a) Earl.
(b) Duke.
(c) Knight.
(d) Baron.

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

5. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?
(a) Durham.
(b) The forest.
(c) Her stables.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Gaveston is carried off in Scene 4, what does Edward say stops his speech?

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

4. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?

5. What new honor does Edward give Mortimer Junior in thanks for Gaveston's return?

(see the answer key)

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