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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what title do Spencer and Margaret refer to Gaveston throughout Scene 1?
(a) Royal Secretary
(b) Lord Chamberlain
(c) Cornwall
(d) Lord of Man

2. Before departing, what does Lancaster swear Edward will soon have for a crown?
(a) A jester's cap.
(b) Cuckold's horns.
(c) Bloody locks.
(d) Gaveston's head.

3. What does Edward protest he will use to sign the writ of banishment?
(a) Ink.
(b) Bile.
(c) Blood.
(d) Tears.

4. Where does Lady Margaret put the letter after she has read it in Scene 1?
(a) In Spencer's hands.
(b) In her Bible.
(c) Against her breast.
(d) In the brook.

5. Whom does Edward send to fight the rebellious Scots in this scene?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Mortimer Senior.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Warwick.

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

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

8. Where is the Bishop of Coventry at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) In Rome.
(b) In France.
(c) Buried.
(d) In the Tower.

9. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?
(a) Leave England.
(b) Refuse to fight for Edward.
(c) Kill Gaveston.
(d) Rise up in revolt.

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

11. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The King of France.
(c) The Bishop of Canterbury.
(d) Lancaster.

12. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?
(a) To call Lady Margaret's coach.
(b) To carouse in town.
(c) To draft a letter to Gaveston.
(d) To attend his Lord's funeral.

13. To what smith's implement does Edward compare his heart upon his return from seeing Gaveston off?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A fire pit.
(c) A clamp.
(d) An anvil.

14. What does Edward swear to send Gaveston?
(a) Gold.
(b) Letters of love.
(c) Fine clothes.
(d) Reports of his revenge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which noble resolves to murder Gaveston personally on his way to see Edward?

2. What does Baldock protest he despises about the court?

3. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?

4. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?

5. Which of the following nobles speaks in defense of Edward in Scene 1?

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