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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Scene 1, whom does Edward depose in vengeance of his part in Gaveston's exile?
(a) The Duke of Warwick.
(b) The Bishop of Coventry.
(c) The Earl of Lancaster.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Edward protest he will use to sign the writ of banishment?

3. Where does Edward send Gaveston for banishment?

4. Which two nobles go to Newcastle to muster troops?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Leicester and Edward.

2. Why is Isabella distraught in Scene 2?

3. To what extent is Mortimer's pride getting the best of him in Scene 4?

4. Who orders Kent's execution and how?

5. What is Warwick's plan at the end of Scene 5?

6. How is the English war with Scots references in Scene 4?

7. What revenge does Gaveston have on the Bishop of Coventry, and why?

8. What is Baldock's attitude toward the court?

9. What promises does Edward make to Isabella when she gives him the good news regarding Gaveston?

10. How does Edward react to Leicester's departure?

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