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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. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Wales Plains.
(b) King's palace in Exeter.
(c) Falstaff's hideaway.
(d) Prince's lodging in London.

2. What is the King's attitude towards the Prince of Wales when the Prince returns to the Royal Court?
(a) Neutral.
(b) Horrified and Angry.
(c) Grateful that he is back.
(d) Excited to have the Prince lead the troops.

3. Why does Hotspur plan to slip away without saying goodbye?
(a) To get an early start.
(b) To avoid tears from his wife.
(c) To disguise their numbers.
(d) To enhance their subtlety.

4. Who brings a horse for Hotspur while his wife is talking to him?
(a) The Ostler.
(b) The Attendant.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Butler.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Falstaff want to know at the start of Act 1, scene 2?

2. How much valor is there in Poins?

3. Who is Lady Percy married to?

4. How does the style of writing change in the second scene?

5. Why can the Prince no longer entertain himself at the tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hotspur's answer to the King's offer of pardon?

2. What does Falstaff say he has heard people on the street say about the Prince?

3. What does Worcester want to do with the Scottish prisoners?

4. Who are the characters in Act II, Scene 1 in the yard outside the inn?

5. What must Falstaff do to repay the Prince for his help?

6. How did Falstaff enlist most of his soldiers?

7. What does Prince Henry give Douglas when he is captured after the battle?

8. Why does the King send Worcester and Vernon to be executed?

9. What does Falstaff say when he is left alone during the battle?

10. Why has Poins made such an intricate plan with his robbery?

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