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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Falstaff think will convince the Prince to help him with the robbery?
(a) Hotspur.
(b) The King.
(c) Mistress Quickly.
(d) Poins.

2. What news has Blunt?
(a) Bridgenorth has fallen to the rebels.
(b) Earl of Westmoreland has died.
(c) The rebels will meet them at Shrewsbury.
(d) Time for peace has come.

3. Which of the following does NOT meet with Hotspur at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Worcester.
(b) Lancaster.
(c) Glendower.
(d) Mortimer.

4. How do the robbers stop the travelers from fighting?
(a) Bind them.
(b) Knock them unconscious.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Pretend to be friendly.

5. Who interrupts Hotspur in his verbal attacks on the king?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brother.
(d) His servant.

6. What does Falstaff claim happened to the money they stole?
(a) Poins hid it.
(b) It was lost on the way back.
(c) A great group of thieves took if from them.
(d) He spent it on women and wine.

7. What has Lady Percy been banished from?
(a) England.
(b) The front lines.
(c) The palace.
(d) Her husband's bed.

8. Who are the members of the rebellion?
(a) Percys, Mortimer, Archbishop of York, Glendower and The Douglas.
(b) Hal, Falstaff, Henry IV, Henry V, Richard II.
(c) Carrier, Chamberlain, Drawer Tom, Ostler, Gadshill.
(d) Travelers, Treasurers, Tinkers, Franklins, Masters.

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

10. What was Hotspur doing when he was approached by a well-dressed man on the battlefield?
(a) Tending to wounds.
(b) Working out a new plan of attack.
(c) Counting the dead.
(d) Rallying his men.

11. When is Michaelmas?
(a) December 25, Christmas.
(b) January 1st, New Year's Day.
(c) September 29, Feast day of St. Michael.
(d) January 6, Epiphany.

12. What is the name of the tavern that the Prince frequents?
(a) Boar's Head.
(b) Rabbit's Hole.
(c) King's Man.
(d) Rebel Hideaway.

13. Why is Hotspur's wife worried about him?
(a) Hotspur is rarely at home.
(b) He seems distracted and obsessed with battle.
(c) Hotspur is unfaithful to her.
(d) Her husband has run out of funds to pay the servants.

14. What is a "franklin?"
(a) Rich farmer.
(b) Wife of Frank.
(c) Speaker of the House.
(d) Honest young man.

15. How many men really attack Falstaff?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hotspur plan to slip away without saying goodbye?

2. What plan has the king been unable to enact at the beginning of the play?

3. Who has made the arrangements for the robbery?

4. Who is Glendower's daughter married to?

5. What time is the "first cock?"

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