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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?
(a) Return to France.
(b) Have an affair in secret.
(c) Poison Gaveston in secret.
(d) Live a melancholy life.

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

5. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?
(a) Isabella.
(b) The King of France.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) The Bishop of Canterbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?

2. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?

3. Which of the following nobles speaks in defense of Edward in Scene 1?

4. With whom does Edward accuse Isabella of being too familiar?

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

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