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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 has Mortimer resolved to do to Gaveston by the end of Scene 2?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Challenge his advancement.
(c) Kidnap him.
(d) Exile him.

2. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?
(a) Increase pay to the troops.
(b) Spend less of the community purse on revels.
(c) Hold a full funeral for his father.
(d) Hate Gaveston.

3. According to Lancaster in Scene 4, where is the only place that Gaveston is safe?
(a) In the Tower.
(b) At Edward's side.
(c) In France.
(d) In Hell.

4. What does Mortimer Junior fear regarding Gaveston in Ireland?
(a) He will incite popular unrest.
(b) He will build an army there.
(c) He will send assassin to England for them.
(d) He will die of consumption.

5. What does Edward swear to send Gaveston?
(a) Fine clothes.
(b) Letters of love.
(c) Gold.
(d) Reports of his revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?

2. Where is Isabella headed when Mortimer halts her in Scene 2?

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

4. Who is the first noble that Edward publicly forgives after Gaveston is repealed in Scene 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What fears do the nobles have regarding Kent in Scene 3?

2. What does Sir John of Hainault offer the English exiles?

3. How does Mortimer Junior convince the other nobles that Gaveston should be recalled?

4. Describe Isabella's and Edward III's reception in France.

5. Describe Edward and Gaveston's parting in Scene 4.

6. How are the nobles and Edward at odds in the first scene in the play?

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

8. What request does Edward make of the nobles via Arundel?

9. What is Isabella's end?

10. What is Mortimer's plan regarding Edward III?

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