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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) Gloucester.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Durham.

2. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Riding.
(d) Soldiery.

3. Where does Edward send Gaveston for banishment?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Norway.

4. Who of Spencer's relations is Gaveston's lover?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Why does Mortimer say Gaveston will be more fearful of the nobles on his return to England?
(a) He will fear violent reprisal from them.
(b) He will feel immense gratitude toward them.
(c) He will be publicly shamed.
(d) He will know they can banish him again.

15. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Lancaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?

2. Who does Arundel promise as ransom for Gaveston's temporary reprieve in Scene 4?

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

4. Which Lord does Spencer Junior specifically say does not want to serve?

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

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