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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 city does Gaveston declare that he loves as he would Elysium?
(a) Rome.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. Which noble does Isabella enlist to be her advocate among the others in Scene 4?
(a) Mortimer Junior.
(b) Lancaster.
(c) Warwick.
(d) Pembroke.

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

4. To what mythical figure does Lancaster compare Gaveston in Scene 4?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Persephone.
(c) Helen.
(d) Cassandra.

5. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?
(a) Refuse to fight for Edward.
(b) Kill Gaveston.
(c) Leave England.
(d) Rise up in revolt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the nobles is a citizen of Wales?

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

3. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?

4. What skill does the first poor man who approaches Gaveston for preferment possess?

5. To what bird does Edward compare the nobles after they exit in Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Isabella greet the victory of Scene 5?

2. How does Edward react to Leicester's departure?

3. Who is Lady Margaret?

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

5. How does Edward discover Mortimer's whereabouts?

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

7. What fate befalls the nobles in Scene 3?

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

9. Describe Lightborn.

10. How is Edward dealing with Mortimer's escape?

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