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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francis give to the Prince as a gift?

2. Who is Sir John of Gaunt?

3. What does the King demand of Hotspur before allowing him to leave?

4. Who murders Richard II?

5. How is Mortimer related to Hotspur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Falstaff do when he stops pretending to be dead?

2. What do Falstaff and Prince Hal role-play in order to prepare the Prince for his return to his father?

3. What does Hotspur say in response to Kate's question of whether he loves her?

4. Why is the Archbishop so fearful of Hotspur failing in his cause?

5. What is the letter Hotspur is reading in Act 2, Scene 3?

6. What new does Westmoreland bring the king in the first scene?

7. How do Hotspur and Douglas feel about each other when they meet at the rebel camp?

8. What is the controversy over Falstaff's seal ring?

9. What is the relationship between King Henry IV and his eldest son, Prince Hal?

10. What does Prince Henry give Douglas when he is captured after the battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Glendower presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around him?

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