1. What does Katherine think after she has learned two words in English?
(a) That she will never be able to learn such a difficult language.
(b) That she is a good scholar.
(c) That English is a barbaric language.
(d) That Alice is intentionally teaching her incorrect pronunciation.

2. Who does Gower suspect had murdered the boys and stolen and burned the king's possessions?
(a) Soldiers who had run from the battle.
(b) French soldiers.
(c) The king himself in order to arouse the rage of his own soldiers against the French.
(d) Escaped criminals from a nearby prison.

3. Which character from classical mythology does the chorus say fans the streamers of the brave fleet?
(a) Proteus.
(b) Phaeton.
(c) Phoebus.
(d) Phobos.

4. Fluellen states that the Duke of Exeter is as magnanimous as which famous ancient monarch?
(a) Ozymandias.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Nebuchadnezzar.

5. What does Alice tell Katherine when she pronounces "neck" as "nick" and "chin" as "sin"?
(a) To stop wasting her time and stick with French.
(b) That she pronounces the words as well as English natives.
(c) Not to worry, because she can always hire interpreters.
(d) That she needs to pay closer attention to how the words are pronounced.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. For what does the boy say he would give all his fame?

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

4. Henry states that during peacetime, nothing is more becoming to a man than __________.

5. The chorus invites the audience to "piece out" what with their thoughts?

(see the answer key)

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