SparkNotes: Henry VI Part 2: Review Quiz

Suffolk has brought Margaret from where?

(A) Belgium

(B) Spain

(C) Ireland

(D) France

She is given to England in exchange for what?

(A) Anjou and Maine in France

(B) A shipment of English arms

(C) The king's sister

(D) Suffolk's freedom

Why are the nobles upset about the loss of two French regions?

(A) They had preferred to trade different regions.

(B) They think it spells the fall of the English hold on France.

(C) They wanted to give the French more lands.

(D) They planned to trade Belgium.

What does the Duchess plan?

(A) To lead the French against the English.

(B) To flee to Ireland and raise an army.

(C) To summon spirits to asks about Henry's reign.

(D) To cook a huge banquet for Henry.

What is Peter's petition?

(A) That he is the real heir to the throne.

(B) That the Duchess hired a witch.

(C) That Suffolk took his lands.

(D) That his boss claims York is the true heir to the throne.

Who plots against Gloucester?

(A) Suffolk

(B) Somerset

(C) Margaret

(D) All of the above

What happens to the Duchess?

(A) She asks the spirit questions.

(B) She is arrested.

(C) She is exiled.

(D) All of the above

What is Simpcox's scam?

(A) He pretends to be miraculously restored to sight.

(B) He claims he is the heir to the throne.

(C) He says he is a conjurer.

(D) He believes he is the king of France.

What is York's claim to the throne?

(A) Richard II was ousted illegally.

(B) He is the heir of the third son of Edward II.

(C) Henry is the heir of the fourth son of Edward II.

(D) All of the above

Who are York's allies?

(A) Beaufort and Gloucester

(B) Warwick and Salisbury

(C) Suffolk and Buckingham

(D) Margaret and the Duchess

What is Somerset's report from France?

(A) Belgium and France are at war.

(B) The king of France is dead.

(C) France has been lost.

(D) The sea is too rough to cross.

What pretext do the lords use to kill Gloucester?

(A) He wants to be the regent of France.

(B) He believes he is the heir to the throne.

(C) He is against the commoners.

(D) They have none.

After Gloucester's death, what do the commoners demand?

(A) That the king get a haircut

(B) To have Suffolk banished

(C) To send for Somerset

(D) To excommunicate Margaret

What's going on between Margaret and Suffolk?

(A) They are secretly siblings.

(B) They are engaged.

(C) They are having an affair.

(D) They really hate each other.

How does Suffolk die?

(A) At sea

(B) At the hands of lower class men

(C) He is beheaded.

(D) All of the above

Who is Jack Cade?

(A) A lower class man

(B) A rebel leader

(C) A minion of York

(D) All of the above

What does Jack Cade do?

(A) Captures London

(B) Flees from the English army

(C) Attacks the French

(D) Picks roses

Why does York hire Jack Cade?

(A) To garden for him

(B) To ship arms to the French

(C) To clean up his house

(D) To test if the people go for another claim to the throne

Jack Cade's reign of terror includes:

(A) Hanging a clerk

(B) Killing Lord Saye

(C) Encouraging raping women

(D) All of the above

Why does Jack Cade's army fall?

(A) They're not strong enough.

(B) They're too small.

(C) Some nobles convince them to lay down their arms.

(D) They got bored.

What is York's plan?

(A) To bring his army to London

(B) To return from Ireland

(C) To wait until Henry is weaker

(D) All of the above

What does he end up doing?

(A) He loses his temper and declares his right to the crown.

(B) He flees to France.

(C) He gives up his dukedom.

(D) He stays in Ireland.

Who does York summon to defend him?

(A) Edward

(B) Richard

(C) Warwick and Salisbury

(D) All of the above

What is Margaret's advice to Henry?

(A) To fight

(B) To flee

(C) To abdicate

(D) To banish York

Who wins the battle?

(A) York and his men

(B) Henry

(C) Somerset

(D) Clifford