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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. Who is the first noble that Edward publicly forgives after Gaveston is repealed in Scene 4?
(a) Mortimer Senior.
(b) Pembroke.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Lancaster.

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

3. Over what two forms of execution do the nobles argue regarding Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Hanging and beheading.
(b) Quartering and hanging.
(c) Burning and quartering.
(d) Beheading and burning.

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

5. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?
(a) Pander.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Scholar.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?

4. Why does Mortimer say Gaveston will be more fearful of the nobles on his return to England?

5. After Gaveston is carried off in Scene 4, what does Edward say stops his speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Isabella's end?

2. Describe the relationship between Leicester and Edward.

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

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

5. Who is captured in the victory against Edward?

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

7. What is Edward's state of mind in Scene 5?

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

9. Who orders Kent's execution and how?

10. What fate befalls the nobles in Scene 3?

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