BRIT LIT SURVEY I: QUIZ 6

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1. In Hal's soliloquy, he likens himself and his present behavior to...

   
   (click here) Moor Ditch (an open sewer) The sun hidden behind a cloud A thief disguised in buckram Glitt'ring coins of the realm

2. When the King invokes "the theme of honor's tongue," he refers to...

   
   (click here) Prince Hal Mortimer Falstaff Hotspur

3. The robbery (and Hal and Poins' subsequent robbery of the robbers) takes place at...

   
   (click here) Eastcheap Charing Cross Gad's Hill Rochester

4. To support his claim that he engaged in fierce battle with numerous thieves, Falstaff...

   
   (click here) Splashes himself with pig's blood Hacks his sword with his dagger Blackens his eye with soot Drinks sack to redden his eyes

5. What does Hotspur say will be his throne?

   
   (click here) Kate, his wife A barrel of sack Falstaff's back A roan horse

6. The King constructs an equation, or analogy: Hal is to Richard as...
   
   (click here) Glendower is to Percy Hotspur is to the King Falstaff is to Hal Mortimer is to the King

7. Falstaff regards his company of recruits...
   
   (click here) With great pride As overpriced yeomen's sons As crack shots As cannon fodder

8. When Falstaff declares "the better part of valor is discretion," he is...
   
   (click here) Trying to inspire his troops Rationalizing his cowardice Paying homage to Hotspur Pledging his allegiance to the King

9. When Bolingbroke returned from exile, the Percys promised...
   
   (click here) To make him king To help him claim his inheritance as Duke of Lancaster To kill Richard To stand with Richard against the Lancastrians

10. In an attempt to head off the battle, Prince Hal...
    
    (click here) Offers to exchange places with Hotspur Offers himself as hostage Offers to fight a duel with Henry Percy Withdraws his troops and support

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