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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. How does Mortimer Junior characterize Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) A thief.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A pander.
(d) A whore.

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

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

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

5. Which Lord does Spencer Junior claim once much preferred him?
(a) Mortimer.
(b) Gaveston.
(c) Edward.
(d) Canterbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?

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

3. What land's ship do the nobles take to pursue Gaveston at the end of Scene 3?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of the Bishop of Coventry in Scene 2?

2. How does Gaveston become wounded in Scene 2?

3. How are the nobles and Edward at odds in the first scene in the play?

4. What is Mortimer's plan regarding Edward III?

5. What expectation does Edward have after giving up his crown?

6. What request is made of King Edward by the nobles in Act 3, Scene 1?

7. How does Isabella's position on Gavestone change during her soliloquy?

8. Why is Isabella distraught in Scene 2?

9. What are the fates of Edward, Spencer Junior and Baldock after they are discovered?

10. How do the nobles respond to Gaveston's advancement?

(see the answer keys)

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