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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the style of writing change in the second scene?
(a) Bawdy and risque.
(b) Full of nature references.
(c) Written in prose.
(d) Written in a Cockney accent.

2. Why can the Prince no longer entertain himself at the tavern?
(a) His father forbids it.
(b) His credit is used up.
(c) The tavern is out of business.
(d) He insulted the mistress.

3. Where does the King say the next council will be held and when?
(a) The following winter in Exeter.
(b) Wednesday next at Windsor.
(c) Sunday morning on the battlefield.
(d) A fortnight from Friday at the Bishop's copse.

4. Where is Mortimer fighting at the beginning of the play?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scottland.
(d) France.

5. Who is Poins?
(a) Criminal and Highwayman.
(b) Wife of Glendower.
(c) Sheriff of Nottingham.
(d) Hal's fencing tutor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the King envious of at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Falstaff mean when he says "Zounds"?

3. Who teases Falstaff about being fat in the second scene?

4. When the King meets with Hotspur, what does he say has grown thin?

5. Who is the first character of the play to enter and speak?

(see the answer key)

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