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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the field of battle in Scene 2, what does Lancaster tell Edward his flatterers will do?
(a) Betray him.
(b) Use him.
(c) Become dependant on him.
(d) Weaken him.

2. From whom does Lightborn say he was sent when he greets Edward II?
(a) Kent.
(b) Mortimer Junior.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Satan.

3. Whose entreaty finally convinces Edward to relinquish his crown?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Kent.

4. Who is not with King Edward in Scene 5?
(a) Kent.
(b) Spencer Junior.
(c) Baldock.
(d) Spencer Senior.

5. What does the Mower request in the last moment of the scene?
(a) Reprieve.
(b) Payment.
(c) Absolution.
(d) Transport.

6. In Edward's pained lamenting in Scene 3, who among his executed friends does he not mention?
(a) Spencer Senior.
(b) Spencer Junior.
(c) Gaveston.
(d) Baldock.

7. What does Edward expect the next news he receives to be?
(a) He must die.
(b) Mortimer is made King.
(c) His son is in the Tower.
(d) Kent has been executed.

8. Which of the following allies does Mortimer intend to have killed after Edward II is dead?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Matrevis.
(d) Lightborn.

9. What offer does John of Hainault make Isabella and Edward III in Scene 2?
(a) His purse for their general comfort.
(b) A ship back to England.
(c) Shelter in France.
(d) A retinue of armed men.

10. To what country does Spencer Junior order Levune to deliver large stores of English gold in Scene 3?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

11. As he is taken captive, where does Kent protest the court is?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Where Isabella is.
(c) Where the King is.
(d) London.

12. In relinquishing his crown, what action does Edward refuse to take?
(a) Handing it to Winchester.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Saying the words.

13. Whose presence in the approaching army grieved Edward in Scene 3?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Sir John of Hainault.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Kent.

14. What word does Kent protest that he will not use to address Edward II?
(a) Brother.
(b) Lord.
(c) King.
(d) Highness.

15. For what destination are the King and his remaining counselors bound according to Rice Ap Howell?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his long speech regarding relinquishing his crown, how long does Edward beg Leicester and Winchester allow him to remain king?

2. Which noble does Edward consign to the Tower in Scene 3?

3. To what animal does Edward compare himself in his response to Leicester's kind words?

4. Whose company do the nobles demand that Edward forsake through the Herald in Scene 1?

5. Who is the "gloomy fellow" Spencer mentions in Scene 5 (IV.vi.29)?

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