View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chorus states, "Think, when we talk of _________, that you see them."
(a) Wenches.
(b) Ships.
(c) Armies.
(d) Horses.

2. Hostess Quickly states that she "cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen gentlewomen" without it being thought she is running ___________.
(a) A convent.
(b) A sweatshop.
(c) A bawdy house.
(d) A home for unwed mothers.

3. The chorus invites the audience to "piece out" what with their thoughts?
(a) The actors.
(b) Imperfections.
(c) What will happen in the next scene.
(d) The story.

4. Canterbury tells King Henry that Salic is not part of France, but of _________.
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Spain.

5. What gift of athletic equipment, intended to be taken as an insult, does the Dauphin send King Henry?
(a) A canoe with a hole in the bottom.
(b) Lacrosse sticks from the New World.
(c) Tennis balls.
(d) Left-handed golf clubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hostess Quickly determine that Falstaff was near death?

2. The chorus compares England's response to the war to a person with a "little body" and __________.

3. In the Prologue, the chorus refers to King Henry by what nickname?

4. What does King Henry tell Exeter to do with the drunken man who had railed against him the day before?

5. On what does Hostess Quickly blame Sir John's illness?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample