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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following men is not a group that Gaveston announces he wants to keep about him and the king?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Wits.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Poets.

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

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

5. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?
(a) The French.
(b) The Irish.
(c) The Scots.
(d) The Spanish.

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

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

8. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?
(a) They are not related.
(b) Senior is the older brother of Junior.
(c) Senior is uncle to Junior.
(d) Senior is the father of Junior.

9. What his happened to Mortimer Senior in Scotland?
(a) He has been slain.
(b) He has been taken prisoner.
(c) He has killed the Scottish commander.
(d) He has retreated fromt he field.

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

11. Which noble does Isabella enlist to be her advocate among the others in Scene 4?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Pembroke.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Lancaster.

12. From whom is the letter that Lady Margaret carries with her in Scene 1?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Gaveston.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) Edward.

13. Spencer and Baldock served what newly-deceased lord?
(a) Leicester.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Durham.
(d) Gloucester.

14. What does Lancaster intend to do with the writ of banishment after Edward signs it?
(a) Deliver it to Gaveston personally.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Frame it.
(d) Publish it.

15. At the beginning of Scene 3, how does Edward direct his and and Gaveston's departure?
(a) Gaveston by sea; Edward by land.
(b) Gaveston by land; Edward by sea.
(c) Both by land.
(d) Both by sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mortimer Junior, what do the Mortimers never do?

2. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?

3. What land's ship do the nobles take to pursue Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?

4. Which of the following is not a figure that Mortimer Senior cites in describing great men with obsessive companions?

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

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