Brian Baldowski
Act 1 scene 1 & Act 2 Scene 1

1. A very famous (now retired) Vietnam General shares the name of which character mentioned in these two scenes? (a) Henry (b) Blunt (c) Chamberlain (d) Westmorland (e) Gadshill

2. In Act 1, scene 1, the repetition of the phrase "No more" at the beginning of lines 5, 7, and 18 (Norton) create what literary device? (a) epizuexis (b) polyptoton (c) anaphora (d) anadiplosis (e) antimetabole

3. In Act 1, scene 1, King Henry alludes to which New Testament event in lines 25-29 (Norton) "Over whose acres. we will go." (a) The Crucifixion (b) Triumphant Entry (c) The Resurrection (d) The Rapture (e) The Last Supper

4. Westmorland is Henry IV's (a) uncle (b) cousin (c) brother-in-law (d) war advisor (e) a, b, and c

5. In Act 2, scene 1, the carriers (a) are suspicious of Gadshill (b) think they should let Gadshill borrow a lantern (c) can't find their horses (d) can't find Gadshill's horse (e) are afraid of the dark

6. Where does Act 2, scene 1 take place? (a) Windsor Castle (b) Rochester, Kent (c) The Palace, London (d) A room in the Prince's apartments, London (e) The highway, Gad's hill

7. In Act 1, scene 1, King Henry is planning to go to war but his plans are thwarted by new that (a) Hotspur was killed in cold blood (b) Mortimer has lost a battle to the Welsh (c) Mortimer has lost a battle to an army of women (d) the Holy-rood day party has been canceled (e) the other side gave up
 

Thomas Burton
1.3 fh and 5.5

8. Harry Percy?s nickname implies that he: (a) has red hair (b) is a very handsome man (c) is a fast rider (d) has quite a temper

9. Hotspur?s speech beginning with ?My liege, I did deny?? is his attempt to explain why he: (a) was wounded in battle (b) did not send his prisoners (c) believes Mortimer to be the rightful king (d) lost the battle

10. What reason does Hotspur give for this action? (a) he wasn't feeling well (b) he disliked the person sent to gather the prisoners (c) he is related to Mortimer (d) he didn't have enough men

11. Hotspur's disparagement of the effeminate courtier could also be directed at: (a) Mortimer (b) Glendower (c) King Henry (d) Northumberland

12. Why does King Henry fear Mortimer? (a) Richard proclaimed him to be his heir (b) he is a better soldier than Henry (c) Mortimer has information that could be used against him (d) he's just paranoid

13. In Act5 scene 5 the echeloned line between the Prince and King beginning with "I may dispose of him?" serves to: (a) show their admiration of Douglas (b) show their common intentions (c) present a unified front (d) all of the above

14. The scene ends with rhymed couplets in order to: (a) end the play on a light note (b) conclude the play on a formal note (c) show the similarities between Henry and Richard (d) give the audience the moral of the play

Laura Carr
15-21??
 

Carla Clemons
Questions (22-28) scene 2.2 & 2.3

2.2

22. The 2.2 scene in its entirety can best be described as a plot about: (a) thievery (b) hide and seek (c) a large person (d) who is the most cleverest.

23. In the previous scene based on the many comments made about Falstaff the reader can determine that he is: (a) skinny and obnoxious (b) an alcoholic (c) very fat person(bacon) (d) the one in charge (e) none of the above

24. In 2.2.107-108 when Prince says Falstaff "sweats to death and lards the lean earth as he walks along", what message is he conveying? (a) he is sliding along like a snake (b) he refers to his sweat as grease and that it is dripping on the earth as they travel (c) it means nothing (d) that he has a can of grease and he is sweating due to the excessive work of greasing the earth literally.

25. 2.2.47-75 what is the transformation that is taken place? (a) moving from horse to feet by everybody (b) going from laying low to standing by Bardolph (c)the change of identity by putting on mask (d) the change from truth to lies by Lady Percy (e) all of the above

2.3

26. 2.3.1-2.3.34 what purpose does the original instruction at the beginning of scene 2.3 serve in this opening. (a) none (b) to put emphasis on Hotspur ability to read (c) no one wanted to be in the scene with him so they gave him a letter for company on stage (d) to allow the reader to understand that he is not talking to himself of someone else but in fact is reading and addressing the letter.

28. What lets the reader know what part is letter and what part is Hotspur in the above mentioned scene? (a) the quotation marks (b) nothing does, the reader has to guess (c) the whole section is the letter (d) none of the above.

28. The speaking of Lady Percy to Hotspur in 2.3.40-46 is a great example of what language? (a) sex kitten language (b) get your but up and go language (c) hello, you are ignoring me (d) nurse to patient language (e)body language.
 

Sarah K. Crisp
2.4 fh and 5.4 fh

29. In 2.4.15 "dyeing scarlet" may refer to both: (a) Ms. O'hara and her loss of Tara (b) rosy complexion associated with alcohol consumption and a textile reference (c) a withering flower a type of liquor (d) alcoholism and a rash producing STD

30. The word "bastard" in 2.4.26-27 (a) refers to a type of wine (b) is meant to be profanity (c) is a reference to a short man (d) none of the above

31. 2.4.54 "about Michaelmas next" demonstrates: (a) the date Francis was Baptized (b) Francis' birthday is September 29 (c) Francis is unsure of his exact birth date (d) Francis was adopted

32. The language in 2.4.1 through 2.4.110 is spoken in regular/common speech because: (a) Shakespeare did not want to confuse the audience (b) editing the Folio has watered down the text (c)the action takes place in a tavern (d) some of the characters are dimwitted (e) more than one answer is possible

33. In 2.4.166-167, when Falstaff says, "my sword hacked like a handsaw - ecce / signum!" he probably (a) brandishes his sword (b) makes the sign of the cross (c) it is impossible to say since there are no stage directions (d) none of the above

34. 5.4.37 and 5.4.38 are a couplet, despite the fact the preceding text is (predominantly) not rhymed. The couplet therefore: (a) is a drastic change linguistically (b) serves to punctuate the speech prior to a fight (c) both a and b (d) neither a nor b

35. The language in the first half of 5.4 threads what set of opposites to underscore the action: (a) light and dark (b) up and down (c) forward and back (d) in and out
 

Amanda Ebersole
(Act 2.4 sh and 5.4 sh)

36. At the end of 2.4, the nonverbal language of props is used when the Prince pulls what from Peto's pockets? (a)a dagger (b)a rose (c) papers (d)trash

37. In line 2.4.511, "As fat as butter" is what type of literary device? (a)metaphor (b) simile (c)alliteration (d)synecdoche

38. The literary device is used to comically identify which character? (a) Hotspur (b) Prince (c) Peto (d) Falstaff

[ignore this extra question -- 39. In line 5.4.164, "purge" means: (a) to take laxatives (b) to clean the sword (c)to purge of sin; repent (d) both a and c (e)none of the above]

39. In 5.4, the following demonstrates the nonverbal language of action: (a) Prince and Hotspur fight (b)Falstaff and Douglas fight (c)Douglas and the King fight (d) Prince and Douglas fight (e) almost the entire cast in 5.4 is involved in one or more fights

40. 5.4 sees to the tragic end of which character? (a) Falstaff (b) Percy (c) King (d) Douglas (e) yo mama

41. Why does Falstaff stab Hotspur in the thigh? (a) He stabs him accidentally (b) In the heat of the battle, Falstaff tries to make a deadly blow (c) Falstaff wishes to take credit for Hotspur's death (d) Falstaff wanted to test to see if Hotspur was dead

42. What nonverbal prop does the Prince use in 5.4? (a) a helmet that symbolizes battle (b) a shield symbolizing valor (c)a note telling of betrayal (d) a scarf to cover the valiant Hotspur (e) a scarf to demonstrate the Prince's fantabulous fashion

Shannon Gainey
1.2

43. The scene takes place in: (a) Wales (b) Verona (c) London (d) Georgia

44. The tone of the scene is: (a) humorous (b) serious (c) angry (d) sorrowful

45. Prince Henry and Falstaff are: (a) father and son (b) friends (c) brothers (d) cousins

46. Who is being set up for a prank? (a) the king (b) Prince Henry (c) Poins (d) Falstaff

47. When Falstaff asks what time of day it is, what time does Prince Henry say it is? (a) noon (b) after supper (c) early morning (d) he doesn't say

48. Hal refers to: (a) King Henry IV (b) Henry, Prince of Wales (c) Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (d) Henry Percy, surnamed "Hotspur," his son

49. Poins is: (a) a thief (b) a murderer (c) an outlaw (d) a terrorist
 

Tristan Hart
50-56??

Tasha Mohler
3.2

57. Henry's speeches are written in (a) rhymed couplets (b) prose (c) blank verse (d) free verse

58. Harry's speeches are written in (a) blank verse (b) free verse (c) prose (d) none of the above

59. The tone of this act is (a) humorous (b) angry (c) sorrowful (d) serious

60. The most obvious importance of this scene is that (a) Harry agrees to abandon his vagabond ways and act more like royalty (b) Harry gains a new respect for his father (c) Harry hates his father (d) Harry loves Falstaff more than he loves his father

61. The confrontation between father and son in this act reverberates a role playing game in a previous scene between (a) the same two people (b) Harry and Blunt (c) Harry and Falstaff (d) none of the above

62. In line 147 Harry's statement, "Percy is but my factor," means that (a) Percy is his pawn (b) Percy is agent (c) Percy is a great singer (d) all of the above

63. At the end of the scene how long does the King think his business will take (a) five days (b) twelve days (c) ten days (d) he doesn't say

Protegé of James Calderwood and H[arold] E. Toliver
3.3

64. When Falstaff in the opening of his his first speech (in 3.3) refers to the Gadshill robbery or the satiric ribbing afterwards as "this last action," his language unwittingly equates: (a) law court proceedings and behavior at the royal court (b) Christianity and thievery (c) Richard II and Henry IV (d) civil disorder and political disorder (e) Peto and Harry Percy junior

65. Falstaff's references to religion in the first part of 3.3, including "Well, I'll repent and that suddenly," most closely parallels the similar explicit (and not completely convincing) references to religion by: (a) Henry IV (b) (Earl of) Worcester (c) Bardolph (d) Poins (e) Sir Walter Blunt

66. The insults traded by Bardolph and Falstaff about each other in the scene, prior to the entrance of Hostess Mistress Quickly, besides their comic value to the scene help to suggest an underlying equation between: (a) Falstaff and Hal (b) physical and moral deformity (c) Bardolph and Hotspur (d) military and common criminal audacity (e) Puritanism and Catholicism

67. Her misunderstanding of the simple word "woman" ("Go to, you are a woman . . . never called so in my house before"), besides its comic value to the scene reveals the subtle psychological point that Mistress Quickly: (a) is basically a very suspicious, almost technically paranoid personality type (b) has a sexual desire for Falstaff that she strives strongly to repress (c) applies a particular negative meaning because of the generally negative context of the conversation (d) has glimmers of feminism that will be developed by women's liberation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

68. As called attention to by the original textual stage directions referring to the entrance to Hal and Peto (as well as by Falstaff's initial verbal reaction), imminent warfare in the land is implied by: (a) the nonverbal "language" of action (b) the nonverbal "language" of props (c) the nonverbal "language" of setting (d) a and b (e) none of the above

69. Prince Hal's response to Falstaff's explanation of fearing Henry IV more than Prince Hal ("O, if it should . . . midriff") suggests Falstaff's basic values in the philosophy of: (a) positivism (b) materialism (c) utilitarianism (d) idealism (e) transcendentalism

70. As a latter-day Ovid, Falstaff in the scene transforms through language all of the following except which one: (a) the reigning monarch of the country into a submissive lamb (b) a crony of three decades into an ironic symbol of the light vs. dark motif (c) copper into precious metal (d) an aggressive creditor into a passive defendant (e) cowardice into national allegiance
 

Brandy Smith
4.1, 4.2

4.1

71. When the messenger arrives and gives Hotspur a letter; what does it say? (a) Hotspur's father is in bed sick (b) Hotspur is to come home immediately (c)the prince has given up (d) Hotspur must come home to lead a new rebellion

72.Who is concerned about Hotspur's fathers absence?(a)Douglas (b)Hotspur (c) Worcester (d)Prince

73.Why is the (answer to 72) concerned about the absence? (a)he feels that Hotspur's father may die (b)he is concerned that he will not get paid (c) he is concerned people will think Hotspurs' father backed out because he disagreed with what they are doing (d) he thinks Hotspur is inadequate as a leader

74. When Vernon arrives he says that the Earl of Westmorland has how many troops? (a) 7000 (b)70000 (c)700 (d)7000000

75. Hotspur learns that the Kings crew may reach into the 30,000 range how does he respond? (a)he decides that it is too dangerous (c)fears the death of him and his comrades (c)feels that he will win (d) feels that death will happen but they must fight anyway

4.2

76. Scene 4.2 is a parallel to Scene 4.1 in what sense? (a) the troops have both received bad news (b) they are both military camp scenes (c) they are on the same side as the troops in 4.1 (d)they are at a camp beside Shrewsbury

77.In line 68 Westmorland refers to the other camps as "poor and bare" Falstaff's reply in line 69 is a(n): (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) pun (d) truthful

William Smith
Bevington 4.3/4.4/5.3

78. When we compare Hotspur's major contention with Henry in 4.3 and Henry's major contention [and reason for coming back to England] with Richard in the last play, we find it _____________ that Henry is now facing rebellion. (a) unjust (b) ironic (c) illogical (d) colorful

79. What does the answer above help illuminate? (a) mo' money, mo' problems (b) the gracious loyalty of King Henry to those who've helped him (c) the ignorance of Bishop Carlisle's speech from Richard II 4.1.115 (d) the correlation between Henry's political ascension and descending ethics

80. Hotspur complains in 4.3.97-98 that Henry left Mortimer without ransom. What was Henry's reasoning for this action earlier in the play? (a) Mortimer wasn't held captive but had married Glendower's daughter (b) Henry claimed he didn't have enough money for the ransom (c) Henry was trying to appease Wales (d) it isn't true, Henry did pay for Mortimer's ransom

81. What is the Archbishop attempting to do in 4.4? (a) gather support for King Henry (b) send word to the Pope (c) gather support against Henry (d) beg the two sides to reach a peaceful resolution

82. What is one reason the Archbishop is attempting to do the above? (a) he admires Henry's faith to God (b) his position has Archbishop requires it (c) he wants Henry to lose because Henry probably knows about the Archbishop's union with his enemies (d) the Archbishop must inform the Pope prior to any battle between nobility

83. Falstaff's calling the Prince _Hal_ and his refusal to lend the Prince his sword in 5.3 show all the following except what? (a) Harry's dad was right when he chided him in 3.2 (b) the problems of mixing friendship with leadership (c) Falstaff's lack of respect for authority (d) Falstaff's bravery

84. From 5.3 we can gather that Falstaff's view on honor is: (a) honor is the only thing worth dying for ((b) a lofty ideal for dead fools (c) no one truly dies when they die honorably (d) Falstaff has no view of honor
 

Alice Wynn
5.1 and 5.2

85. In 5.1 what reason(s) does Worcester give to King Henry for not ending the rebellion? (a) he is no longer loyal to him (b) Henry did not keep his word (c) he came into power by dishonest means (d) b and c (e) none of these

86. In 5.1.120-126 Hal's response to Falstaff's question is: (a) rude (b) consistent (c) genuine (d) insincere (e) unexpected when taking into consideration of Hal's treatment of Falstaff throughout the play.

87. In 5.2, Hotspur reveals his lack of speaking skills. How is this reiterated? (a) his word choice (b) his use of language (c) the interruption by messengers (d) his failure to sway the troops

88. What does the King Henry imply in 5.1.72-82? (a) the rebellion was inevitable (b) his subjects were looking for a reason to persecute him (c) people love a time of chaos (d) his subjects are fickle and changeable

89. How does Worcester react to the actions of Hotspur in his speech in 5.2? (a) he blames his actions on his father (b) he dismisses them, making excuses for him (c) he is enraged (d) he is saddened, blaming himself

90. Why does Hal challenge Hotspur to a fight? (a) because he thinks he can beat him (b) to try and save lives (c) to prove his superiority (d) He thinks Hotspur will not comply

91. What does Vernon speak of in his speech in 5.2? (a) Hal's praise of Hotspur (b) Worcester's praise of Hotspur (c) his own loyalty to Hotspur (d) Hal's loyalty to Hotspur