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This test consists of 5 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) Edward III.
(c) Leicester.
(d) Isabella.

2. What disaster does Mortimer wish befalls the King in his passage?
(a) Hailstorm.
(b) Whirlwind.
(c) Still wind.
(d) Cyclone.

3. Who is not with King Edward in Scene 5?
(a) Spencer Junior.
(b) Baldock.
(c) Kent.
(d) Spencer Senior.

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

5. To whom does Edward say he will complain of the malefactions of Mortimer and Isabella?
(a) To his dead servants.
(b) To the gods.
(c) To the legions of hell.
(d) To France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information about Isabella does Kent reveal in his soliloquy in Scene 5?

2. Who is the "gloomy fellow" Spencer mentions in Scene 5 (IV.vi.29)?

3. In the beginning of Act 5, which of Edward's possessions does he claim Mortimer defiles?

4. In what Italian town did Lightborn learn his deadly craft?

5. What does Edward III want to do at the beginning of Scene 2?

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