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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following outrages is not one that his befallen the Bishop of Coventry?
(a) He has been manhandled.
(b) He has been sodomized.
(c) His garments have been torn.
(d) He has been stripped of his property.

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

4. Who is the first noble that Edward publicly forgives after Gaveston is repealed in Scene 4?
(a) Mortimer Senior.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Lancaster.

5. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?
(a) A saint.
(b) A weakling.
(c) A child.
(d) A harlot.

6. What part of Edward's body does he chastise Gaveston not to kiss?
(a) His neck.
(b) His hand.
(c) His feet.
(d) His lips.

7. Who do Lancaster and Mortimer say no longer inhabits the court?
(a) Peers.
(b) Knights.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Foriegn dignitaries.

8. When Isabella entreats Lancaster for Gaveston's return, what is the only situation that Lancaster says will bring Gaveston back?
(a) A war.
(b) A new king's accession.
(c) A shipwreck.
(d) A miracle.

9. Over what two forms of execution do the nobles argue regarding Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Quartering and hanging.
(b) Burning and quartering.
(c) Beheading and burning.
(d) Hanging and beheading.

10. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?
(a) Live a melancholy life.
(b) Return to France.
(c) Have an affair in secret.
(d) Poison Gaveston in secret.

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

12. According to Mortimer Junior, what do the Mortimers never do?
(a) Deceive.
(b) Fail.
(c) Die.
(d) Beg.

13. To which of the following items does Mortimer compare the king in his jousting crest?
(a) A flying fish.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A cedar tree.
(d) A lion.

14. According to the nobles in seem to, how is Gaveston normally positioned with the King in court?
(a) Seated at his left.
(b) Kneeling by his side.
(c) Leaning on his shoulder.
(d) Lying on his lap.

15. Which Lord does Spencer Junior claim once much preferred him?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Edward.
(d) Gaveston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who exits with Gaveston guarded in Scene 4?

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

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

4. To what mythical figure does Lancaster compare Gaveston in Scene 4?

5. From what does Isabella tell Moritmer are her hands sore in Scene 3?

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