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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Canterbury urges King Henry to look to his great uncle, who had once defeated the French, for strength. What is the name of Henry's great uncle?
(a) William the Conqueror.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Edward Longshanks.
(d) Edward the Black Prince.

2. What does Canterbury say Henry had once been addicted to?
(a) Lusty wenches.
(b) Courses vain.
(c) Sot weed.
(d) Ale.

3. Dauphin tells the French king that they should show no more fear of England than if that country were busy with __________.
(a) Attending a play.
(b) A Whitsun morris-dance.
(c) Women in a bawdy house.
(d) Bear baiting.

4. For what does the boy say he would give all his fame?
(a) Victory for the king.
(b) A fair wench.
(c) To have Falstaff alive again.
(d) A pot of ale and safety.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What words from Alice's lesson does Katherine consider too vulgar to speak before the gentlemen of France?

2. The Dauphin claims that "__________ is not so vile a sin / As __________."

3. To what account from the Christian Bible does Henry allude to when he foretells the suffering the people of Harfleur will experience if they do not surrender?

4. What does the governor say was the Dauphin's response to his request for help in fighting the English?

5. Henry tells Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop that mercy has been suppressed and killed for them. What caused this to happen?

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