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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the skies filled with when Glendower is born?

2. Who is the uncle of Hotspur?

3. When is Michaelmas?

4. How does Lancaster feel about Glendower?

5. What does the chamberlain tell the carriers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Prince do when Falstaff falls asleep?

2. What does the King demand of Hotpsur when he allows him and his father to leave the conference?

3. What does Prince Henry say must happen during the war when he goes to the tavern?

4. What is the relationship between King Henry IV and his eldest son, Prince Hal?

5. What happens after the first robbery has been committed by Falstaff?

6. Does Prince Hal want to regain his father's good graces?

7. When Prince Hal returns to his father's court what does the King say to him?

8. What style of writing is Act 1, Scene 2 presented in?

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

10. How does Henry Percy think he has shamed himself after his conference with the King?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Hotspur and the Prince are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support and, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in this play. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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