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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who challenges Hotspur to combat before the battle?
(a) Blunt.
(b) Falstaff.
(c) The Prince.
(d) The King.

2. Who pretends to die in battle?
(a) Sir John Falstaff.
(b) Sir John Blunt.
(c) Sir John of York.
(d) Sir John of Lancaster.

3. Who throws defiance down before the King to start the Battle of Shrewsbury?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Prince Hal.
(c) Westmoreland.
(d) Falstaff.

4. What does Falstaff do when he learns who has robbed him?
(a) Cries for justice.
(b) Apologizes to the mistress.
(c) Punches the Prince.
(d) Laughs out loud.

5. How many men are marching with Lancaster?
(a) 700.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 500.

6. Who has Hotspur sent from the rebel camp to meet with the King?
(a) Archbishop of York.
(b) Worcester and Vernon.
(c) Sir John and Francis.
(d) Lady Percy and Lady Mortimer.

7. What does the mistress do after the truth of the robbery is made known?
(a) Pours more beer.
(b) Leaves the scene.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Demands the money.

8. What does the Archbishop fear a rebel defeat at Shrewsbury will mean for him personally?
(a) God will judge the King harshly for the murder of Richard II.
(b) The King will discover the Archbishop's confederacy with the rebels.
(c) The King will be killed and Hotspur will ascend to the throne.
(d) France will see an opening in the chaos of England's battles.

9. What is the relationship of Sir John of Lancaster and Prince of Wales?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Rivals.
(c) Friends.
(d) Cousins.

10. What does the Prince compliment about Hotspur's nature?
(a) His pride.
(b) His daring.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His leadership.

11. What does Falstaff say his army consists of?
(a) Boys.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Rascals.

12. What is the previous relationship of the King and the rebels?
(a) Comrades in the fight against Richard II.
(b) Cousins in the same family.
(c) Bitter adversaries in the 30 Years War.
(d) Irishmen who had immigrated together.

13. What interrupts the argument when Hotspur wants to go to battle without waiting?
(a) A messenger.
(b) Thunder.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A drum beat.

14. How many men are in the King's army?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 500,000.

15. Why does Hotspur's father not come to the battle at Shrewsbury?
(a) He's been killed by Glouster.
(b) Hotspur's father is extremely old.
(c) He claims he is sick.
(d) His father is a traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many allies do not meet with Hotspur in battle?

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

3. What does the person telling Hotspur about Lancaster say he heard the Prince compare himself to?

4. Who calls the rebels to arms?

5. Who is the Archbishop sending letters to?

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