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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes with Worcester to the King's camp?
(a) Blunt.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Northumberland.
(d) Vernon.

2. What ethnic background is Douglas?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Scottish.

3. What does Fallstaff send Bardolph to purchase at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Food.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Horse Grain.
(d) A map.

4. At the beginning of Act 3, Scene 3 Falstaff is worried about what?
(a) Having smallpox.
(b) Going to war.
(c) Losing at cards.
(d) Becoming too thin.

5. How many allies do not meet with Hotspur in battle?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

6. What does Douglas mean when he says "like Hydra's heads"?
(a) Kings are weak as water.
(b) His sword is drawn to royalty.
(c) For one King cut down two grow up.
(d) The King does not use his head.

7. How is the weather on the day of the battle?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Cloudy.

8. Why does Falstaff say his men are good enough for battle?
(a) They are desperate.
(b) They are mortal.
(c) They are loyal.
(d) They are strong.

9. Who is with the Prince when he enters the tavern after being called away?
(a) Bardolph.
(b) Poins.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Peto.

10. When Falstaff and the Prince call each other "Jack" what do they mean?
(a) Jack of all trades.
(b) Friend.
(c) They have the same first name.
(d) Rascal.

11. How long must Glendower wait before he can bring his army to Shrewbury?
(a) A day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

12. Who asks Prince Henry to withdraw from battle?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Falstaff.
(c) Blunt.
(d) The King.

13. How does the playwright list the Archbishop under the Dramatis Personae?
(a) Scroop of York.
(b) Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York.
(c) Archbishop York of London.
(d) Cousin to Henry, Archbishop of York.

14. What biblical character does Falstaff use to describe his ragged soldiers?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Adam.
(c) Virgin Mary.
(d) Lazarus.

15. What Roman god does Vernon describe the Prince of Wales as?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Mars.
(d) Mercury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Prince of Wales off the rebels in place of a full pitched battle?

2. Where is Falstaff to meet Prince Hal to receive orders and equipment?

3. Who pledges to kill the King in battle?

4. Why does Douglas say he wants to murder the King's wardrobe?

5. How does Northumberland let Hotspur know that he will not be coming to battle?

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