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

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

3. Where is Lady Margaret ordered to go in her second letter?
(a) To court.
(b) To France.
(c) To Ireland.
(d) To Parliament.

4. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?
(a) Unnatural lust.
(b) Luxurious indolence.
(c) Ambitious pride.
(d) Common scorn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?

2. What does Edward protest he will use to sign the writ of banishment?

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

4. At the beginning of the scene, Mortimer Junior brings news that what country is invading Normandy?

5. What does Mortimer threaten Edward if he do not agree to Gaveston's exile?

(see the answer key)

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