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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Baldock protest he despises about the court?
(a) Pomp.
(b) Formality.
(c) Deception.
(d) Hypocrisy.

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

4. Which vice does Mortimer Junior say is the "venom" that Gaveston has brought to the realm (I.ii.31)?
(a) Unnatural lust.
(b) Luxurious indolence.
(c) Common scorn.
(d) Ambitious pride.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?

2. According to the nobles in seem to, how is Gaveston normally positioned with the King in court?

3. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

4. What are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?

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

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