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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Act 4, Scene 4 take place?
(a) Westminster Cathedral.
(b) The palace of the Archbishop.
(c) Shrewsbury.
(d) York Castle.

3. What word does the Douglas say is not in his land's language?
(a) Hope.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Fear.
(d) Death.

4. Where is Falstaff to meet Prince Hal to receive orders and equipment?
(a) Temple Hall.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) Shrewsbury.
(d) Eastcheap Tavern.

5. How many people wearing the king's coats does Douglas kill?
(a) 3.
(b) 14.
(c) 55.
(d) 1.

6. What does the second messenger bring to Hotspur just before battle?
(a) A glass of mead.
(b) His horse.
(c) News that the King comes forth.
(d) News that the King has retreated.

7. What does Falstaff claim the pickpocket took?
(a) A flask of sack.
(b) Money and his grandfather's seal ring.
(c) The cash he stole from the travelers.
(d) His reputation.

8. Who is concerned about Northumberland not coming to the battle?
(a) Hotspur.
(b) Worcester.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) Archibald.

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

10. Who does Falstaff blame for the sorry state of his soldiers?
(a) Himself.
(b) Bardolph.
(c) The King.
(d) The Prince.

11. Why is Prince Henry asked to withdraw from battle?
(a) He must deliver a message.
(b) He is the heir.
(c) He is young.
(d) He is wounded.

12. What does Falstaff say the item stolen from him was worth?
(a) 40 silver pieces.
(b) 40 pounds.
(c) 40 golden pieces.
(d) 40 marks.

13. Who helps save the King's life on the battlefield?
(a) Blunt.
(b) Angus.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) The Prince.

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

15. Who kills Blunt?
(a) Worcester.
(b) Hotspur.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Vernon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Walter Blunt bring from the King?

2. According to the Prince, what is the weather like on the day of battle?

3. How does Douglas feel about Hotspur?

4. Why does Falstaff say his men are good enough for battle?

5. What does Falstaff say is pricking at him before the battle?

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