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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. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Pander.

2. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Pembroke.
(d) Mortimer Junior.

3. Where does Lady Margaret put the letter after she has read it in Scene 1?
(a) In her Bible.
(b) Against her breast.
(c) In the brook.
(d) In Spencer's hands.

4. From what does Isabella tell Moritmer are her hands sore in Scene 3?
(a) Battling with her heart.
(b) Beating her breast.
(c) Haling Edward.
(d) Holding her lord.

5. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?
(a) To call Lady Margaret's coach.
(b) To attend his Lord's funeral.
(c) To carouse in town.
(d) To draft a letter to Gaveston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who volunteers to shelter the nobles at the end of Scene 2?

2. Who does Arundel promise as ransom for Gaveston's temporary reprieve in Scene 4?

3. After Gaveston is carried off in Scene 4, what does Edward say stops his speech?

4. Of what relation are the two Mortimers?

5. Whose death is announced in the first moment of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Isabella's position on Gavestone change during her soliloquy?

2. How does Edward discover Mortimer's whereabouts?

3. Describe the reassurances that the Abbot gives Edward II at the beginning of the scene.

4. Who orders Kent's execution and how?

5. What outrage does Edward commit in this scene regarding Mortimer Senior?

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

7. What is Edward's state of mind in Scene 5?

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

9. How does Edward react to giving up his crown?

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

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