Dr. Prinsky
Engl. 4420/Shakespeare
Augusta State University
Test on 2 Henry IV
Red Color Font (visible on the monitor, and if printed from an inkjet printer or a color laser printer) = Necessitated Re-proofs (in Several Senses of “Re-proofs”)
Brian Baldowski
Induction, 1.3, 5.1
qq. 1-7??
Thomas Burton
1.2
8. The diminutive size of Falstaff?s page serves to: (a) show how underfed pages were (b) make Falstaff seem healthier (c) present a foil for Falstaff?s excessive girth (d) make it easy to overlook him
9. The main thematic opposition evident in the two main characters of Act 1 scene 2 would be: (a) fat vs. thin (b) lawlessness vs. justice (c) rich vs. poor (d) Braves vs. Cardinals
10. Falstaff's rant "A whoreson ?girdles" (1.2.35-39) could be Shakespeare lampooning: (a) prostitutes (b) gentlemen (c) gluttons (d) Puritans
11. Act 1 scene 2 takes place mostly in what form? (a) prose (b) blank verse (c) rhymed couplets (d) ballad
12. In the preceding question, this form is appropriate because of the scene's: (a) formality (b) lyric quality (c) location (d) brevity
13. The repeated references to sickness and disease in 1.2 emphasize: (a) Falstaff's deafness (b) Falstaff's sickness of character (c) the Chief Justice's lack of morals (d) the Chief Justice's health problems
14. When the Chief Justice says to Falstaff "Your day's service? Gad's Hill." (1.2.147-148) this is reminiscent of: (a) Falstaff's false claim
of killing Hotspur (b) Rumor's presence in the induction (c) the tavern
scene from the previous play (1 Henry IV 2.4) (d) a&b (e) b&c
[The answer to quest. 14 needs to be sent to the course professor]
Laura Carr
2.1, Bevington
1. —> 15. The dialogue of act two scene one is in (a) heroic couplets (b) prose (c) blank verse (d) trochaic tetrameter
2. —> 16. In reference to the above question, why would the scene be written in such a way? (a) implies uneducated speakers (b) implies drunken speakers (c) implies foreign speakers (d) implies a lazy playwright
3. —> 17. The Hostess’ speech, beginning in line 13 with “He stabbed me in mine own house…” and ending with “…foin like any devil;” in line 16 uses what figure of speech? (a) synecdoche (b) metaphor (c) pun (d) apostrophe
4. —> 18. In the above question, the words “stabbed” and “foin” would have been understood by Shakespeare’s audience to be referring to (a) murder (b) theft (c) arson (d) sex
5. —> 19. In line 23, Hostess Quickly uses the word “infinitive” instead of the correct word, “infinite”. This is called (a) a Freudian slip (b) a malapropism (c) an intentional fallacy (d) a pathetic fallacy
6. —> 20. Shakespeare could have used the wrong word listed in the above question to imply that Hostess Quickly (a) is uneducated (b) is drunk (c) is crazy (d) is lazy
7. —> 21. There are two meanings to the word “lighten” said to Falstaff in line 192. The first is “to enlighten”. The second, implied meaning, would be (a) to make Falstaff paler (b) to decrease Falstaff’s money (lighten his purse) (c) to make Falstaff a bleach blond (d) to reduce Falstaff’s weight
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Carla Clemons
2.2 & 2.3
qq. 22-28??
Sarah K. Crisp
2.4 fh
1. –> 29. As 2.4 is preceded and followed by two scenes with rather serious tones, 2.4 serves to: (a) add comedic value to the play (b) thread continuity between 1 Henry and 2 Henry with Falstaff’s predictable “bad boy” antics (c) both a and b (d) neither a nor b
2. –> 30. In lines 2.4.145 and 146, Dorothy states Pistol “lives upon moldy stewed prunes / and dried cakes.” A modern reader might: (a) miss this is a reference to how Pistol frequents brothels without an accompanying footnote
(b) still wonder what stewed prunes and brothels have in common after reading the footnote (c) believe Pistol needs increased fiber in his diet (d) more than one answer is possible
3. –> 31. The stage directions at the end of 2.4.21 call for an “Exit” by the Second Drawer. However, at the end of 2.4.68, the stage directions state “Enter Drawer” and Bevington annotates the direction as “(perhaps Francis)”. This leads the reader to conclude: (a) “Exeunt” probably should have been used at the end of 2.4.21 (b) Bevington probably footnoted “(perhaps Francis)” because he is the only drawer specifically named (c) This problem of who really exits and enters may be different from production to production since the states direction need interpretation (d) all of the above (e) none of the above
4. –> 32. 2.4 shows a conflict, resulting in character growth in Prince Henry though (a) his self-reprimand beginning in 2.4.361 (b) his demonstration of affection for Miss Quickly (c) his humility in posing as a drawer (d) his ability to fool Falstaff like he did at Gad’s Hill
5. –>33. Your answer in the preceding question is important thematically because (a) it shows Hal’s increasing awareness of his duties as the future king (b) most good leaders are generous to small business owners – this makes for a stable economy (c) Hal’s ability to understand the working man’s plight as a drawer will make him a compassionate king (d) Hal’s ability to fool Falstaff requires the prince to disguise himself and there lies the conflict
6. –> 34. Falstaff speaks ill of the prince and then gives what reason for doing so? (a) He thinks the prince is a fake “flip-flopper” – one minute smoozing with royalty, the next swigging sack at the Boar’s Head (b) he didn’t want Dorothy to fall in love with the prince (c) he was mad that the prince tried to fool him by disguising himself as a tapster (d) none of the above
7. –> 35. The most drastic change in mood (in 2.4) occurs after the entrance of what character AND why is this important? (a) Pistol – because he provokes the greatest amount of argument and banter (b) Hal – because he learns
Falstaff is disingenuous (c) Peto – because his news snaps Hal back to his responsibilities (d) Doll – because she demonstrates a new wittiness, not previously exhibited by wenches
Amanda Ebersole
2.4 sh
qq. 36-42??
Shannon Gainey
1.1
43. Where does the scene take place? (a) Warkworth (b) Shrewsbury (c) France (d) Augusta
44. Which part of speech [= figure of speech] is represented in the line: "Yea, this man's brow, like to a title-leaf"? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) preposition —> personification (d) adjective —> apophasis
45. Which figure of speech is indicated in Morton's lines: "The lives of all your loving complices lean on your health; the which, if you give o'er"? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) alliteration (d) adverb
46. The tone of 1.1 is: (a) serious (b) humorous (c) angry (d) sorrowful
47. How many characters are in 1.2? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5
48. How many sons does Henry IV have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
49. How many Earls are in the play? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Tristan Hart
3.1, 4.5 fh
qq. 50-56??
Tasha Mohler
3.2 fh
57. Of what relation are Shallow and Silence? (a) brothers (b) colleagues (c) cousins (d) no relation
58. According to Shallow and Silence the one thing that is certain is (a) Life (b) Death (c) Taxes (d) all of the above
59. What props are necessary for this portion of the scene? (a) a writing implement (b) paper (c) both a and b (d) none of the above
60. Fallstaff’s statement “Tis the more time thou wert used” (line 107) is in reference primarily to (a) Moldy’s name (b) Moldy’s sword (c) Moldy’s appearance (d) all of the above
61. How many men are Falstaff in search of: (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 24
62. What is the tone of the first half of 3.2? (a) serious (b) sorrowful (c) angry (d) humorous
63. Falstaff pokes fun at the names of Moldy, Wart, and Feeble. He also makes fun of Feeble’s: (a) wife (b) profession (c) appearance (d) all of the above
Protegé of Distinguished Renaissance and Shakespeare Scholars James Calderwood and H[arold] E. Toliver
3.2 sh
64. 3.2 contrasts with with 3.1 in all the following except which one: (a) high matters of state vs. low matters of state (b) gloominess vs. humor (c) blank verse vs. prose (d) one leader’s earnestness at the end of the scene about a mission to the Holy Land vs. another leader’s earnestness at the end of the scene about a mission for mercenary reasons
65. 3.2 recalls Shakespeare’s similar ironic criticism of recruitment for the military (only a problem in the Renaissance era, of course) in which scene of 1 Henry IV: (a) 2.4 (b) 3.1 (c) 4.2 (d) 5.3
66. A motif and stereotypical joke about the elderly in 3.2 (especially by way of the character Justice Shallow) is that they: (a) repeat themselves (b) are hard of hearing (c) have lost interest in sex (d) think excessively about money
67. One idea implied by the motif cited in the immediately preceding question is that the elderly have developed the quality of being: (a) physically frail, especially in the organs of perception (b) calmer than youth about the pursuit of the opposite sex (c) blind to New Testament condemnation of riches (d) bemused by life and the passage of time
68. Important props that are called for in the second half of 3.2 are: (a) a fife and a fiddle (b) coats and a rifle (c) pipe and tobacco (d) a table and foodstuffs (e) torches and lanterns
69. The symbolism conveyed by the props cited in the immediately preceding question is that Falstaff has with the recuits created: (a) musical harmony (b) transformation or investiture (c) temporary physical pleasure (d) learning and knowledge
70. When Falstaff says to Justice Shallow “we have heard the chimes at midnight” (3.2.214), he unwittingly provides a ringing line that provides which director and screenplay writer the title for an important film: (a) Orson Welles (b) Frederico Fellini (c) Ingmar Bergman (d) Francois Truffaut (e) Stanley Kubrick
Brandy Smith
4.1
71. Where does Act 4 Scene 1 take place? (A) Gaultree Forest (B) London (C) Sherwood Forest (D) a field
72. In lines 215-218(“Besides-May offer”) Hastings compares the king to: (A) Cowardly Lion (B) Fangless Lion (C) Rose (D) Scarecrow
73. What prop does the Archbishop give to Westmorland? (A) A Sword (B) A Blanket (C) A list of Grievances (D) A shopping list (E) A book aBout Capitalization (F) A prepaid dominatrix-gram to be delivered for the whipping of smart-aleck English professors
74. When the discovers return, what doe they report? (A) the enemy is retreating (B) there are about 30,000 (C) they are going to need more soldiers (D) they can not find the enemy
75. Lines 42-45 (Whose see-figure innocence) contains what literary device? (A) anapest (B) repetition (C) anaphora (D)alliteration
76. The same lines in the above question refer to whom? (A) Archbishop (B) Mowbray (C) Westmorland (D) King Henry
77. At the end of 4.1, Westmorland comes to say that the two armies will (A) meet halfway (B) go home (C) King will advance (D) Rebels will advance to king
William Smith
Bevington - 4.3 & 4.4 —> should have been 4.2, 4.3
4.3
78. Why does Coleville surrender so easily to Falstaff? (a) Falstaff has such a fearsome looking army (b) Falstaff is rumored to have killed Hotspur (c) Falstaff has a very menacing presence (d) Coleville is a coward
79. Why does Falstaff wish to go through Gloucestershire instead of riding back with Prince John? (a) his favorite prostitute is waiting for him (b) it is closer and he is lazy (c) he doesn't like Prince John (d) he wants to mooch some money from Justice Shallow
80. Had Falstaff traveled to court with Prince John, he may have altered what latter but important scene? (a) the arrest of hostess Quickly and Doll Tearsheet (b) Prince Henry V's public denial of him (c) King Henry IV's death (d) the drunkenness of Justice Silence
4.4
81. The king has wanted to do something for a long time. What is the connection between this desire of his and the room in which he starts to swoon in 4.4 (around line 111)? (a) irony (b) both deal with his love life (c) antisyzygy (d) the king has always wanted to take over France and it was actually a French designer that made the room
82. Which of the following does the preceding question bring to our memory? (a) the King suffers from apoplexy, which is Latin for cowardly (b) the King was a procrastinator (c) the King's son will soon wage war against France (d) the King never actually went to the holy lands to atone for the sin of Richard II's murder
83. In 4.4 when Westmoreland delivers the news of the battle to King Henry, what scene are we reminded of from earlier in the story? (a) the first scene immediately after the induction (b) when Falstaff is reprimanded by the Chief Justice (c) when Northumberland decides not to back the rebels (d) from the first part of Henry IV when Henry delivers bad news to the duke of Lancaster about Lancaster's son, Rodney.
84. What theme connects these two scenes? (a) the burden of being King (b) the high cost of battle (c) communication (d) the raw deal that Rodney gets throughout the three plays that cover this story
Alice Wynn
4.4, 4.5 sh
Alice Wynn
4.4 and 4.5 second half
85. In 4.4.33-36 what does the King infer about Prince Henry? (a) he is moody (b) he is mentally unstable (c) he has a quick temper (d) he has a bad temper (e) all of these
86. In 4.4.125-128 Clarence’s lines may be seen as: (a) a superstition (b) a prediction (c) a prophesy (d) a fable
87. The use of the word “Fortune” in 4.4.103, the capitalizing of the “f”: (a) makes the word seem more virtuous (b) aids in personifying the word (c) makes it more noticeable (d) gives the word more importance within the line
88. When the King swoons, : (a) it comes rather unexpectedly, shocking everyone (b) no one seems really concerned (c) it is mentioned that it has happened before (d) it comes about due to his constant worry
89. The couplets used in 4.5.220-222 are used to: (a) signify the entrance of Prince John (b)give a sense of closure to Prince Henry’s lines (c) keep the meter of the lines (d) represent Henry’s completed thoughts
90. The king implies in 4.5.227-229 that: (a) he is about to die (b) he is in poor health (c) his health was swift in failing him (d) Prince John will be the last person he sees
91. The Prince’s line in 4.5.220, “You won it, wore it, kept it, gave it to me,” refers to: (a) his title (b) his land (c) his royal coat of arms (d) the crown