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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 what smith's implement does Edward compare his heart upon his return from seeing Gaveston off?
(a) A clamp.
(b) A hammer.
(c) An anvil.
(d) A fire pit.

2. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?
(a) Hate Gaveston.
(b) Increase pay to the troops.
(c) Hold a full funeral for his father.
(d) Spend less of the community purse on revels.

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

4. What does Mortimer threaten Edward if he do not agree to Gaveston's exile?
(a) He will suspend duty to the throne.
(b) He will kill him.
(c) He will leave England.
(d) He will depose him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is the Bishop of Canterbury writing in Scene 2?

3. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?

4. According to the nobles in seem to, how is Gaveston normally positioned with the King in court?

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

(see the answer key)

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