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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who murders Richard II?
(a) The Douglas.
(b) Hotspur.
(c) Richard III.
(d) King Henry IV.

3. Who announces to Gadshill that the travelers are coming?
(a) Bardolph.
(b) Brian.
(c) Bruce.
(d) Barthomelew.

4. What is the name of Hotspur's wife?
(a) Lady of Glynth.
(b) Kate.
(c) Bonnie Lass.
(d) Lady Hotspur.

5. How are Hotspur and Glendower related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) Glendower is Hotspur's father-in-law.
(c) Hotspur is Glendower's nephew.
(d) They are half-brothers.

6. What is Glendower's first name?
(a) Orland.
(b) Owen.
(c) Olliver.
(d) Orrinn.

7. What is the King weary of at the beginning of the play?
(a) Attacks from France.
(b) Civil War.
(c) A lack of taxes.
(d) His son's disrespect.

8. What does Falstaff do when he is attacked after the robbery?
(a) Ties himself up.
(b) Runs and hides.
(c) Drops the money and runs.
(d) Faints.

9. Why does Francis have five more years to serve?
(a) He is an apprentice and must serve 7 years total.
(b) Francis is 75 years old.
(c) In five years he will retire.
(d) Francis is on house arrest.

10. What does the Prince want to be praised for after the war?
(a) His intellect.
(b) His name.
(c) His valor.
(d) His courage.

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

12. When Falstaff says "Marry," what does he mean?
(a) Marry me.
(b) Merry times will be had by all.
(c) Marriage is to be avoided.
(d) By the Virgin Mary.

13. Where is Archibald from?
(a) Scottland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Brittain.

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

15. What does Falstaff say the Prince has done to win Falstaff's love?
(a) Medicated him.
(b) Paid him.
(c) Bewitched him.
(d) Intimidated him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which horse does Hotspur want to ride?

2. What is "Charles' wain?"

3. What does Falstaff mean when he says "Zounds"?

4. Who does Gadshill say will die with him?

5. Who does Richard II proclaim as next in line for the throne?

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