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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to stop Mortimer from having Kent executed in Scene 4?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Leicester.
(d) Edward III.

2. Which of the following items is not one that Lightborn requires of Matrevis and Gurney?
(a) A spit.
(b) A bed.
(c) Shackles.
(d) A table.

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

4. Which of Edwards warders is ordered to give up custody of the deposed king at the end of Scene 1?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Liecester.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Trussel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Who is the "gloomy fellow" Spencer mentions in Scene 5 (IV.vi.29)?
(a) Leicester.
(b) The Mower.
(c) The Abbot.
(d) Rice Ap Howell.

15. Into what does Edward will heaven turn his crown before he give it to Mortimer?
(a) Poison.
(b) A sword.
(c) Fire.
(d) A jester's cap.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As he is taken captive, where does Kent protest the court is?

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

4. What does Edward give Lightborn before he is murdered?

5. According to Arundel's story in Scene 1, how did Warwick kill Gaveston?

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