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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Arundel's story in Scene 1, how did Warwick kill Gaveston?
(a) He ran hom through with his sword.
(b) He made him drink poison.
(c) He beheaded him.
(d) He hanged him.

2. In what Italian town did Lightborn learn his deadly craft?
(a) Rome.
(b) Florence.
(c) Malfi.
(d) Naples.

3. What employment does Mortimer give Rice Ap Howell at the end of Scene 5?
(a) Beheading Spencer Senior.
(b) Spying on Kent.
(c) Readying the castle for Isabella's arrival.
(d) Pursuing Edward.

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

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

6. What do Matrevis and Gurney use to wash Edward's face in Scene 3?
(a) Wine.
(b) A puddle.
(c) Edward's own blood.
(d) Their spittle.

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

8. In Scene 1, what position does Edward beg his captors not to allow Mortimer Junior to hold?
(a) Husband to his widowed Queen.
(b) King of England.
(c) Lord Chamberlain.
(d) Protector of Edward III.

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

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

11. Why have Edward and his peers not arrived in Ireland?
(a) Their ship was maliciously sunk.
(b) A tempest forced them back.
(c) Edward refused to leave the island.
(d) The lords of Ireland refused to accept them.

12. Whose company do the nobles demand that Edward forsake through the Herald in Scene 1?
(a) Spencer Junior.
(b) Spencer Senior.
(c) Gaveston.
(d) Isabella.

13. Who swears to protect Edward III at the end of Scene 4?
(a) Kent.
(b) Mortimer Junior.
(c) Isabella.
(d) His Champion.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mortimer has arranged a horse for Lightborn at points how many miles apart?

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

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

4. In Edward's pained lamenting in Scene 3, who among his executed friends does he not mention?

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

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