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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. Who has the King lost patience with?
(a) Hotspur and the rebels.
(b) His wife and daughters.
(c) France.
(d) Sir Walter Blunt.

2. Why is the King so angry with Mortimer?
(a) He changed his loyalty.
(b) He did not fight valiantly.
(c) He has run from his post.
(d) He retreated from battle.

3. What prompts the King to stop all of his previous plans at the beginning of the play?
(a) News that his son is sick.
(b) News that Mortimer was defeated.
(c) Word of the lack of money in the treasury.
(d) A threatening message from Glendower.

4. Who does the King wish was his true son?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Hotspur, the young Henry Percy.
(c) Sir Walter Blunt.
(d) Saint John.

5. What does Falstaff say has ruined his reputation?
(a) His association with the Prince.
(b) His occupation.
(c) His time in prison.
(d) His scandal with the tavern mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Worcester so angry about the accusations against him?

2. Who does the King order out of his sight?

3. Who gives the king news about Mortimer?

4. What is the nickname friends and family call the Prince of Wales?

5. What does Shakespeare call the King's followers?

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