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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 of the following men is not a group that Gaveston announces he wants to keep about him and the king?
(a) Wits.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Poets.
(d) Musicians.

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

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

4. To whom is the Bishop of Canterbury writing in Scene 2?
(a) The Bishop of Coventry.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The King of France.
(d) King Edward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?

2. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?

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

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

5. What does Isabella resolve to do in Scene 2 rather than be the cause of unrest?

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