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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 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) Poets.
(b) Wits.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Musicians.

2. According to Lancaster in Scene 4, where is the only place that Gaveston is safe?
(a) In Hell.
(b) In France.
(c) At Edward's side.
(d) In the Tower.

3. What does Baldock protest he despises about the court?
(a) Hypocrisy.
(b) Pomp.
(c) Formality.
(d) Deception.

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

5. What covert act must a gentleman occasionally enact, according to Spencer Junior?
(a) Stabbing.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Seducing.
(d) Carousing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two nobles go to Newcastle to muster troops?

2. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?

3. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

4. With what does Edward threaten Mortimer Junior after the brawl of Scene 2?

5. To which of the following items does Mortimer compare the king in his jousting crest?

(see the answer key)

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