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Henry IV, Part 1 Trivia Quiz

I was shocked to find that there were no quizzes on this play, one of my very favorites. Just some general stuff about the play. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by cheeseboy10000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cheeseboy10000

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,870

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
944

Last 3 plays: Guest 157 (9/25), Guest 157 (0/25), Guest 42 (5/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who are the three characters with the most lines? Hint

Hotspur, Worcester, Northumberland

King Henry, Prince Hal, Poins

Falstaff, Hotspur, Prince Hal

Falstaff, King Henry, Worcester

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Question 2 of 25

2. How many characters are involved in swordfights? Hint

Four

Five

Six

Seven

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Question 3 of 25

3. Hotspur cares very much about honor.

True

False

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Question 4 of 25

4. Falstaff cares very much about honor.

True

False

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Question 5 of 25

5. How does Hotspur die? Hint

Stabs himself

Brutally betrayed by his wife Kate for unexposed reasons

Killed in battle by King Henry

Killed in battle by Prince Hal

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Question 6 of 25

6. What is Hotspur's last name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 25

7. Historically, Prince Hal and Hotspur were about the same age.

True

False

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which "drawer" (tavern waiter) do Prince Hal and Poins make fun of in act II, scene iv? Hint

Francis

Dick

Tom

Harry

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Question 9 of 25

9. How many characters named Henry are in the play? Hint

One

Two

Three

Four

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which tavern bum said this? "Come, shelter, shelter: I have removed Falstaff's horse, and he frets like a gummed velvet." Hint

Peto

Poins

Bardolph

Gadshill

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Question 11 of 25

11. Whom does the Earl of Douglas kill? Hint

King Henry

Sir John Falstaff

Prince Hal

Sir Walter Blunt

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Question 12 of 25

12. What is Mortimer's first name? Hint

Edmund

Edgar

Edward

Eddie

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Question 13 of 25

13. Finish the quote from act 3, scene 1:
Lady Percy: "Now God help thee!"
What does Hotspur say? Hint

"No, God help thee."

"To the Welsh lady's bed."

"What's that?"

Nothing, Glendower has the next line.

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Question 14 of 25

14. What does Prince Hal say Falstaff's ring is made of? Hint

Silver

Copper

Gold

Bone

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who has the longest speech in the play? Hint

Prince Hal

Duke of York

Falstaff

King Henry

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Question 16 of 25

16. Hotspur says what? "O gentlemen, the time of life is short! To spend that shortness basely were too _____" Hint

Long

Meaningless

Stupid

Fun

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Question 17 of 25

17. How many of Prince Hal's brothers appear in this play? Hint

None

One

Two

Three

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Question 18 of 25

18. How do you spell Owen Glendower's first name in Welsh? Hint

Owen

Own

Ewan

Owain

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is commonly believed to be Sir John Falstaff's original name? Hint

Sir James Falstaff

Sir Joel Falstaff

Sir Jonah Falstaff

Sir John Oldcastle

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Question 20 of 25

20. Why did Shakespeare change the original character's name to Sir John Falstaff? Hint

No reason has been discovered

John Falstaff sounded more like a fat guy's name

The relatives of the original got angry

He held a poll of fellow actors in his company

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which rebel greatly admires Hal? Hint

Douglas

Worcester

Vernon

Hotspur

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Question 22 of 25

22. How was Douglas captured? Hint

He was drugged into a magical sleep

Hal defeated him in battle

He fell down a hill

He surrendered

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who has a red face and is constantly teased for it?

Answer: (One Word, watch your spelling!)

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Question 24 of 25

24. What does Falstaff, in act 2, scene 4, complain about there being in his sack (a kind of wine)? Hint

Lime

Ice

Backwash

A fly

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who says that he can "call spirits from the vasty deep"?

Answer: (One or Two Words; Both names or last name only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who are the three characters with the most lines?

Answer: Falstaff, Hotspur, Prince Hal

King Henry has the fourth-most lines, Worcester has the fifth-most, Poins is one of Hal's drinking buddies, and Northumberland is a bit part, only appearing in one scene.

2. How many characters are involved in swordfights?

Answer: Six

The six are Douglas, Blunt, King Henry, Prince Hal, Hotspur, and Falstaff (though he doesn't fight much).

3. Hotspur cares very much about honor.

Answer: True

In fact, he has many speeches along the lines of "We're going to die. Oh well, at least it's honorable."

4. Falstaff cares very much about honor.

Answer: False

Falstaff is about as close to Hotspur's polar opposite as you can get. He avoids battle through the whole play, and is really just a whole lot of comic relief.

5. How does Hotspur die?

Answer: Killed in battle by Prince Hal

Hotspur and Hal are sort of set against each other the whole play, so it's kind of fitting. If you picked "Brutally betrayed", I laugh at you.

6. What is Hotspur's last name?

Answer: Percy

He is one of four Percys in the play, the other three being his wife, father, and uncle. They are Lady Percy, Northumberland, and Worcester, respectively.

7. Historically, Prince Hal and Hotspur were about the same age.

Answer: False

In fact, Hotspur was three years older than King Henry, Prince Hal's father.

8. Which "drawer" (tavern waiter) do Prince Hal and Poins make fun of in act II, scene iv?

Answer: Francis

Tom and Dick were other drawers Prince Hal mentioned. Harry I just made up.

9. How many characters named Henry are in the play?

Answer: Four

King Henry and Prince Hal, obviously. Also, Northumberland and Hotspur are both named Henry Percy.

10. Which tavern bum said this? "Come, shelter, shelter: I have removed Falstaff's horse, and he frets like a gummed velvet."

Answer: Poins

Poins is Prince Hal's best friend, with whom he often plays jokes on other tavern folk.

11. Whom does the Earl of Douglas kill?

Answer: Sir Walter Blunt

He nearly kills King Henry, before being fought off by Prince Hal. Soon after, it appears that he has killed Falstaff; of course, Falstaff is merely playing dead.

12. What is Mortimer's first name?

Answer: Edmund

He is Glendower's son-in-law and one of the chief rebels.

13. Finish the quote from act 3, scene 1: Lady Percy: "Now God help thee!" What does Hotspur say?

Answer: "To the Welsh lady's bed."

It's Hotspur, making a bawdy joke about how he'd rather sleep with Lady Mortimer than hear her sing. Lucky for him Mortimer doesn't notice...

14. What does Prince Hal say Falstaff's ring is made of?

Answer: Copper

Falstaff insists that it's very valuable, but it's really copper.

15. Who has the longest speech in the play?

Answer: King Henry

It's 62 lines long, and he's not talking to himself! That's like monologuing for three minutes and expecting a response. Hal gives a speech back that's about 20-some lines shorter, but that's still pretty long!

16. Hotspur says what? "O gentlemen, the time of life is short! To spend that shortness basely were too _____"

Answer: Long

He's making an antithesis, which is a fancy literary word for "opposite."

17. How many of Prince Hal's brothers appear in this play?

Answer: One

John of Lancaster is the only one in this play. However, in part 2, Thomas of Clarence and Humphrey of Gloucester also appear.

18. How do you spell Owen Glendower's first name in Welsh?

Answer: Owain

He was, in real life, a great rebel leader who was captured only once, but broke free that time.

19. What is commonly believed to be Sir John Falstaff's original name?

Answer: Sir John Oldcastle

Falstaff is widely considered the greatest comedic character in all of literature.

20. Why did Shakespeare change the original character's name to Sir John Falstaff?

Answer: The relatives of the original got angry

John Oldcastle died a martyr, and the controversy was so strong that Shakespeare actually put a disclaimer in the epilogue of "Henry IV, Part 2"!

21. Which rebel greatly admires Hal?

Answer: Vernon

Vernon brings bad news to the rebels pretty much every time he appears.

22. How was Douglas captured?

Answer: He fell down a hill

I really hope you didn't pick magical sleep.
"PRINCE.
The noble Scot, Lord Douglas, when he saw
The fortune of the day quite turn'd from him,
The noble Percy slain, and all his men
Upon the foot of fear, fled with the rest;
And, falling from a hill, he was so bruised
That the pursuers took him. At my tent
The Douglas is."

23. Who has a red face and is constantly teased for it?

Answer: Bardolph

Bardolph doesn't seem to mind, though. He just insults Falstaff's paunch right back.

24. What does Falstaff, in act 2, scene 4, complain about there being in his sack (a kind of wine)?

Answer: Lime

"Yet a coward is worse than a cup of sack with lime in it, a villainous coward."

25. Who says that he can "call spirits from the vasty deep"?

Answer: Glendower

Hotspur replies: "Well, so can I, or so can any man, but do they come when you do call for them?"

Source: Author cheeseboy10000

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