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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his long speech regarding relinquishing his crown, how long does Edward beg Leicester and Winchester allow him to remain king?
(a) Until night.
(b) For all eternity.
(c) Until his death.
(d) Until Easter.

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

4. What announcement has Spencer Junior recently made in Scene 3?
(a) A festival to be held in Edward's honor.
(b) A reward for Mortimer's capture.
(c) A general curfew for the northern towns.
(d) An amnesty for lords who took up arms and retreated.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

11. To whom does Edward say he will complain of the malefactions of Mortimer and Isabella?
(a) To the legions of hell.
(b) To his dead servants.
(c) To the gods.
(d) To France.

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

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

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

15. Who does Isabella credit with winning battle when she enters in Scene 5?
(a) Herself.
(b) God.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) The French troops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Scene 1, what position does Edward beg his captors not to allow Mortimer Junior to hold?

3. What employment does Mortimer give Rice Ap Howell at the end of Scene 5?

4. In Scene 3, what does Edward suggest Matrevis and Gurney give to Isabella and Mortimer?

5. What offer does John of Hainault make Isabella and Edward III in Scene 2?

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