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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 are the nobles doing with the writ of exile at the beginning of Scene 4?
(a) Sealing it.
(b) Signing it.
(c) Drafting it.
(d) Burning it.

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

3. Which Lord does Spencer Junior claim once much preferred him?
(a) Gaveston.
(b) Mortimer.
(c) Edward.
(d) Canterbury.

4. Where is the Bishop of Coventry at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) In the Tower.
(b) In Rome.
(c) In France.
(d) Buried.

5. How does Pembroke refer to Isabella when the nobles reenter in Scene 4?
(a) A child.
(b) A saint.
(c) A weakling.
(d) A harlot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which noble does Isabella enlist to be her advocate among the others in Scene 4?

2. What does Warwick believe is the only mean the nobles have of challenging Gaveston?

3. Who finally promises to accompany Gaveston on his journey to Edward?

4. Which of the following is net an earldom that Lancaster holds?

5. Who is updating Gaveston on recent events in Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What orders does Mortimer give Matrevas and Gurney?

2. How does Edward's support change in Scene 2?

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

4. Why does Isabella want Edward dead?

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

6. What fate befalls the nobles in Scene 3?

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

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

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

10. Who is captured in the victory against Edward?

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