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Henry IV, Part 1
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Henry IV, Part 1
by:
William Shakespeare
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act I, scene iii
Act II, scenes i–iii
Act II, scene iv
Act II, scene v
Act III, scene i
Act III, scene ii
Act III, scene iii
Act IV, scenes i–ii
Act IV, scenes iii–iv
Act V, scenes i–ii
Act V, scenes iii–v
Translation
Act 1
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Act 2
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Act 3
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Act 4
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Act 5
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Characters
Character List
Prince Harry
Sir John Falstaff
King Henry IV
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Act 1, scene i
Act 1, scene ii
Act 1, scene iii
Act 2, scenes i–iii
Act 2, scene iv
Act 2, scene v
Act 3, scene i
Act 3, scene ii
Act 3, scene iii
Act 4, scenes i–ii
Act 4, scenes iii–iv
Act 5, scenes i–ii
Act 5, scenes iii–v
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How To Cite No Fear Henry IV, Part 1
How to Cite This SparkNote
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Full Book Quiz
1
. At what tavern do Falstaff and friends congregate?
The Boar’s Head
The Sow’s Ear
The Pearl & Swine
The Ford of Sevens
2
. Where does the final battle of the play take place?
Falkirk
Yorktown
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
3
. Who was king before Henry IV?
Richard III
Richard II
Henry III
Edward III
4
. Why does Harry say he is spending so much time with Falstaff?
To learn the old man’s secrets of thievery
To escape his father, whom he hates
To trick Hotspur into thinking that he is a drunkard
To lower expectations, so that when he chooses to act kingly, he will impress everyone all the more
5
. Why does Kate confront Hotspur?
He has not eaten well, slept well, or made love to her for two weeks
He is plotting against her secret lover, Prince Harry
He is having an affair with Mistress Quickly
He prefers his horses to her
6
. How do the Percys justify their rebellion?
They say that Henry is a cruel and sadistic king
They say that Henry has wasted the wealth of England fighting the Saracens
They say that Henry attained the throne through witchcraft
They say that Henry is ungrateful for the role they played in helping him seize the throne
7
. In the battle, what does Falstaff carry in place of a pistol?
A dagger
A skin of wine
A purse full of gold to bribe his enemies
Nothing
8
. Who kills Hotspur?
Kate
Falstaff
King Henry
Harry
9
. Why does Henry decide to execute Worcester?
He deviously chose not to convey Henry’s peace offering to Hotspur
He stole Henry’s daughter and held her for ransom
He is in league with France to overthrow England
He is a Saracen
10
. Approximately when was the play written?
1564
1582
1596
1612
11
. What is Glyndwr’s nationality?
Irish
Welsh
Scottish
Saxon
12
. What is the Douglas’s nationality?
English
Welsh
French
Scottish
13
. To what family does Hotspur belong?
Percy
Woodville
Lancaster
Plantagenet
14
. Who is John of Lancaster?
Harry’s older brother
Harry’s brother-in-law
Harry’s younger brother
Harry’s nephew
15
. With whom does Harry trick Falstaff during the robbery?
Hotspur
Poins
Bardolph
Gadshill
16
. Where did Gadshill get his name?
From a church
From a theater poster
From the queen herself
From a place where he has staged many robberies
17
. How does Falstaff survive the battle?
By fighting fiercely
By playing dead
By hiding underwater
By fleeing to France
18
. What is Falstaff’s favorite literary device?
The mixed metaphor
The metonym
The pun
Prosopopoeia
19
. What is Falstaff’s first name?
John
James
Joseph
Jasper
20
. Which captive does Hotspur wish to have released?
Bolingbroke
York
Edmund of Norville
Mortimer
21
. How does the Archbishop of York feel about the king?
He loves him as a brother
He tolerates him, but only because Henry’s reign is so profitable to the church
He pretends to love him while secretly hoping for the rebels to defeat him
He is an active participant in the rebellion against the king
22
. Why does Hotspur’s father say he will not go to battle?
It cannot be won
He is too sick
He is wracked with grief over his wife’s suicide
He has recently discovered that Henry is his cousin
23
. How did Henry obtain the crown?
He inherited it from his father
He won it in a jousting tournament
He took it in a revolution
He was given it by the Archbishop of Canterbury after the death of Lord Hastings
24
. Which of the following traits do Harry and Hotspur have in common?
Age
Love for Kate
Quick temper
Sexual promiscuity
25
. Who kills Falstaff?
Harry
Hotspur
The Douglas
Falstaff does not die in the play
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