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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new honor does Edward give Mortimer Junior in thanks for Gaveston's return?
(a) Duke of Cornwall.
(b) Royal Secretary.
(c) Lord Chamberlain.
(d) Lord Marshall.

2. What does Isabella wish would happen to Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?
(a) He be shipwrecked.
(b) He be slain.
(c) He be returned to Ireland.
(d) He he taken prisoner.

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

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

5. Who does Arundel promise as ransom for Gaveston's temporary reprieve in Scene 4?
(a) Spencer.
(b) Isabella.
(c) King Edward.
(d) Himself.

6. Why can Edward not commit Mortimer Junior to the Tower?
(a) Isabella loves him.
(b) He has a strong retinue of men.
(c) The people love him.
(d) The Tower is already full.

7. What event does Edward plan for Gaveston's return?
(a) A joust.
(b) A May fair.
(c) A military display.
(d) A masque.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Which two nobles go to Newcastle to muster troops?
(a) Mortimer Junior and Warwick.
(b) Pembroke and Lancaster.
(c) Warwick and Pembroke.
(d) Lancaster and Mortimer Junior.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Bishop of Coventry at the beginning of Scene 2?

2. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?

3. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?

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

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

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