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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Spencer Junior recommend Edward do with the rebellious nobles?
(a) Make peace with them.
(b) Behead them.
(c) Banish them.
(d) Buy them off.

2. Which noble does Edward consign to the Tower in Scene 3?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Lancaster.

3. In the beginning of Act 5, which of Edward's possessions does he claim Mortimer defiles?
(a) His standard.
(b) His throne.
(c) His bed.
(d) His crown.

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

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

6. What is Edward's mother's name?
(a) Alais.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Jane.

7. Which king does Warwick promise Gaveston will soon meet before killing him?
(a) The King of Heaven.
(b) King Edward II.
(c) King Edward I.
(d) The King of Worms.

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

9. Which of the following groups of soldiers is not mentioned to be in Spencer Senior's retinue?
(a) Cavalrymen.
(b) Pikemen.
(c) Brownbills.
(d) Bowmen.

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

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

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

13. According to Matrevis in the beginning of Scene 3, men are meant to live in what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Peace.
(c) Misery.
(d) The light.

14. Which of the following promises is not one that Sir John makes to Kent and Mortimer in Scene 2?
(a) Money.
(b) Arms.
(c) Friends.
(d) Comfort.

15. What does Edward protest she should be given instead of a litter?
(a) A horse.
(b) A hearse.
(c) A chariot.
(d) A boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Lightborn say he was sent when he greets Edward II?

2. According to Isabella in Scene 4, whose country's men are not able to stay in England and fight Edward?

3. In Scene 6, what name does Edward refuse to hear spoken?

4. Who does Isabella credit with winning battle when she enters in Scene 5?

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

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