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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sir John Paunch?
(a) St. Nicholas' clerk.
(b) The father of Sir John Gaunt.
(c) Falstaff.
(d) Grandfather of all thieves.

2. How much valor is there in Poins?
(a) Just enough to see in moonlight.
(b) Enough to go around and then some.
(c) More than the sun itself.
(d) No more than in a wild duck.

3. Where does King Henry want to go at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Home for the holidays.
(b) On a crusade to the Holy Land.
(c) To cross the sea towards Denmark.
(d) Warring towards France and Germany.

4. What does the chamberlain tell the carriers?
(a) Breakfast is served at the second cock's crow.
(b) Tickets are being sold for the horses races tomorrow.
(c) Travelers in the Inn are carrying three hundred marks in gold.
(d) The weather is likely to be stormy and cold.

5. Who teases Falstaff about being fat in the second scene?
(a) Hotspur.
(b) The King.
(c) Poins.
(d) The Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the travelers taking the money to?

2. Who does Gadshill say will die with him?

3. What does the carrier have in his hand at the beginning of Act 2?

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

5. Who are the characters in Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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