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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what mythical figure does Lancaster compare Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Helen.
(d) Medusa.

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

3. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?
(a) Scholar.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Pander.

4. How does Mortimer Junior characterize Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) A pander.
(b) A whore.
(c) A thief.
(d) A murderer.

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

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

7. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?
(a) He will die of consumption.
(b) He will incite popular unrest.
(c) He will build an army there.
(d) He will send assassin to England for them.

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

9. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?
(a) Sealing it.
(b) Drafting it.
(c) Signing it.
(d) Burning it.

10. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?
(a) Edward I.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Edward II.

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

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

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

14. Which of the nobles wounds Gaveston in this scene?
(a) Warwick.
(b) Pembroke.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

15. What city does Gaveston declare that he loves as he would Elysium?
(a) Rome.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?

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

5. Where is Lady Margaret ordered to go in her second letter?

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