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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?
(a) They are not related.
(b) Senior is the father of Junior.
(c) Senior is uncle to Junior.
(d) Senior is the older brother of Junior.

2. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?
(a) Edward II.
(b) Edward I.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Edward III.

3. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?
(a) Her stables.
(b) Durham.
(c) France.
(d) The forest.

4. What does Edward protest he will use to sign the writ of banishment?
(a) Blood.
(b) Bile.
(c) Ink.
(d) Tears.

5. What does Lancaster intend to do with the writ of banishment after Edward signs it?
(a) Deliver it to Gaveston personally.
(b) Frame it.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Publish it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which noble resolves to murder Gaveston personally on his way to see Edward?

2. To what smith's implement does Edward compare his heart upon his return from seeing Gaveston off?

3. What noble rank has Gaveston been given by Scene 2?

4. At the beginning of Scene 3, how does Edward direct his and and Gaveston's departure?

5. At the end of Scene 1, whom does Edward depose in vengeance of his part in Gaveston's exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the English war with Scots references in Scene 4?

2. What are the fates of Edward, Spencer Junior and Baldock after they are discovered?

3. How does Baldock calm Spencer Junior at the end of Scene 6?

4. What revenge does Gaveston have on the Bishop of Coventry, and why?

5. What is Lightborn's brave plan to kill Edward?

6. Why does Edward part from Gaveston in Scene 4?

7. What promises does Edward make to Isabella when she gives him the good news regarding Gaveston?

8. Who is Lady Margaret?

9. How do Matrevis and Gurney mistreat Edward II in Scene 3?

10. How do Edward and Gaveston react to Isabella's entrance in Scene 4?

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