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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. How much money do the travelers have with them at the beginning of Act 2?

2. How are Hotspur and Glendower related?

3. When is Lady Percy to follow Hotspur when he leaves her?

4. What does Glendower say he can command?

5. Who does King Henry compare himself to while scolding his son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Prince Hal think of Falstaff's men?

3. What does Vernon say when he hears of the Prince's offer to single combat?

4. Why is the Archbishop worried about the rebel's chances to win the battle?

5. What is Hotspur's answer to the King's offer of pardon?

6. What does the King demand of Hotpsur when he allows him and his father to leave the conference?

7. When Falstaff arrives at the tavern (after the robbery) what is the very tall tale he tells?

8. What did Henry Percy do before the play started that angers the King?

9. What bad news does Vernon bring Hotspur, and how does Hotspur react to this news?

10. When Prince Hal returns to his father's court what does the King say to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Prince Hal offers to meet Hotspur on the field of battle in solo combat what does this reveal about his character? What is Prince Hal thinking of? Or perhaps who is he thinking of? What does this reveal about the future leader that he may become? What is this young man growing into?

Essay Topic 2

In Act II, Scene 1, Shakespeare shows us a scene of common men, thieves, working people. Why does he do this? What is their language like? How does it compare to the language of the King and other noble leaders? What is the effect of this scene on the audience?

Essay Topic 3

This play was written to be performed on a bare stage. Find examples in the text that show how Shakespeare painted the scene in words. What visual imagery does he use to show us what is there? What verbal cues are there to tell the audience where the scene is taking place?

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