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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following nobles does not leave with King Edward in this scene?
(a) Kent.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Gaveston.
(d) Pembroke.

3. Which of the following is not a figure that Mortimer Senior cites in describing great men with obsessive companions?
(a) Alexander
(b) Achilles
(c) Socrates
(d) Nero

4. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Edward.
(c) Mortimer Junior.
(d) Kent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of Spencer's relations is Gaveston's lover?

2. Who do Lancaster and Mortimer say no longer inhabits the court?

3. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?

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

5. Which of the following men is not a group that Gaveston announces he wants to keep about him and the king?

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