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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bardolph say he will do to help Nym and Pistol become friends?
(a) Give his own money to settle a gambling debt.
(b) Bestow them a breakfast.
(c) Take them out drinking.
(d) Throw a dinner party.

2. What color does Hostess Quickly say Falstaff did not like?
(a) Carnation.
(b) Scarlet.
(c) Rose.
(d) Burgundy.

3. Why does Ely think King Henry will prevent a certain bill from being passed that would take away half the church's land and money?
(a) Peasants would riot in the streets.
(b) King Henry is a good friend of Canterbury and will do what he requests.
(c) The Queen Mother would be unhappy if the bill passed.
(d) The king is a true lover of the holy church.

4. When they finished mourning Falstaff, Pistol urges his comrades to begin their journey to France and be like __________.
(a) Fleas.
(b) Horse-leeches.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Vampire bats.

5. The chorus compares England's response to the war to a person with a "little body" and __________.
(a) A strong stomach.
(b) An even smaller brain.
(c) The temper of a woman.
(d) A mighty heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Hostess Nell Quickly married?

2. Hostess Quickly offers to bring her husband to what location?

3. To what creature from classical mythology does Canterbury compare Prince Henry's willfulness?

4. Hostess Quickly believes that Sir John Falstaff is not in hell, but in the bosom of __________.

5. Which character from classical mythology does the chorus say fans the streamers of the brave fleet?

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