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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 6, what name does Edward refuse to hear spoken?
(a) Gaveston.
(b) Valois.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) Isabella.

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

3. What information about Isabella does Kent reveal in his soliloquy in Scene 5?
(a) She intends to return to France for the remainder of her life.
(b) She detests her son by Edward.
(c) She has died in the battle.
(d) She is in love with Mortimer.

4. From whom is the letter that Edward receives in Scene 3?
(a) Valois.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Levune.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

5. How does Lightborn die at the end of Scene 5?
(a) Matrevis kills him.
(b) Gurney kills him.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He drowns.

6. At the beginning of the scene, for what the only thing that Edward longs?
(a) Power.
(b) Death.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Salvation.

7. To what town is Edward bound with Leicester at the end of the scene?
(a) Killingworth.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Tottenham.

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

9. Which nobles' deaths does Mortimer confirm in his report to Isabella in Scene 2?
(a) Pembroke and Canterbury.
(b) Warwick and Lancaster.
(c) Mortimer Senior and Pembroke.
(d) Lancaster and Mortimer Senior.

10. According to Baldock at the end of Scene 6, why do all men live?
(a) To be glad.
(b) To suffer.
(c) To die.
(d) To strive.

11. At the closing of Edward's revenge pledge in Scene 1, whom does he adopt and bestow titles?
(a) Pembroke.
(b) Arundel.
(c) Spencer Senior.
(d) Spencer Junior.

12. Of what is the abbot assuring Edward at the beginning of the scene?
(a) Edward is the rghtful heir to the throne of England.
(b) He will soon regain his throne.
(c) God protects the righteous.
(d) He will not admit any of Edward's enemies.

13. What is the function of the room in Killingworth where Edward II is kept in Scene 5?
(a) A stable.
(b) A banquet hall.
(c) A sewer.
(d) A chapel.

14. What disaster does Mortimer wish befalls the King in his passage?
(a) Still wind.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Hailstorm.
(d) Whirlwind.

15. At the beginning of the scene, where does Spencer suggest the King fly?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Norway.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Leicester recommend Edward view Killingworth Castle at the beginning of the scene?

2. Whose entreaty finally convinces Edward to relinquish his crown?

3. Which of the following allies does Mortimer intend to have killed after Edward II is dead?

4. Who swears to protect Edward III at the end of Scene 4?

5. Who is not with King Edward in Scene 5?

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