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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. To what bird does Edward compare the nobles after they exit in Scene 2?
(a) Gull.
(b) Wren.
(c) Cockerel.
(d) Peacock.

7. Unto whom does Pembroke entrust Gaveston at the end of Scene 4?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) No one.
(c) Arundel.
(d) James.

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

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

10. In Edward's soliloquy after the nobles leave in Scene 4, whom does he long to kill?
(a) Priests.
(b) Isabella.
(c) All nobles.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

11. Who finally promises to accompany Gaveston on his journey to Edward?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Lancaster.

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

13. According to Mortimer Junior, who is aiding the Scots?
(a) The Irish.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The French.
(d) The Welsh.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isabella wish would happen to Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?

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

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

4. Where does Edward send Gaveston for banishment?

5. Against what enemy has the Third Poor Man fought?

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