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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the young Henry Percy nicknamed Hotspur?
(a) He has a hot temper.
(b) He was born in mid-summer.
(c) Hotspur means "he who rides well".
(d) His voice is very loud and abrasive.

2. What is Hotspur reading in his castle?
(a) A treaty.
(b) A book.
(c) A letter.
(d) A report.

3. What is the job of a carrier?
(a) Take care of horses and donkeys.
(b) Convey groups of people across the country.
(c) Carry goods from one place to the next.
(d) Organize tavern gatherings.

4. Who has made the arrangements for the robbery?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Falstaff.
(c) Gadshill.
(d) Prince Hal.

5. What do the carriers want the Ostler to do for them?
(a) Bring them some ale.
(b) Fill their bags.
(c) Prepare their horses.
(d) Load their wagons.

6. Does Hotspur love his wife?
(a) He loves her infinitely.
(b) No, he wants to leave her.
(c) He loves another woman.
(d) He won't say.

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

8. Why is Worcester so angry about the accusations against him?
(a) He has a strong and valid family name.
(b) He took a vow of honor.
(c) He helped put the King in his place.
(d) He was childhood friends with the King.

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

10. What is the nickname friends and family call the Prince of Wales?
(a) Hal.
(b) Holly.
(c) Horatio.
(d) Hotspur.

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

12. What is the "Wild of Kent?"
(a) A room in the Inn.
(b) A restaurant nearby.
(c) The open fields in Kent County.
(d) Welsh natives.

13. What is Falstaff's first name?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Jarrod.

14. What do the carriers have?
(a) A map of London.
(b) Chimney sweeps.
(c) Turkeys, bacon, and ginger.
(d) Time to spare.

15. Who is Lady Percy married to?
(a) The young Henry Percy, Hotspur.
(b) The elderly Glendower.
(c) Percy Smith, the Vintner.
(d) King Henry IV.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hybla?

3. What does Prince Hal promise the King?

4. What is the situation in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. Is the interview between King Henry and Prince Hal written in blank verse or prose?

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