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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the statement the boy makes after Pistol leaves with the French soldier, "The empty vessel . . ."
(a) Makes the greatest sound.
(b) Appears the same as a full one.
(c) Is easily broken.
(d) Is never filled.

2. To what creature from classical mythology does Canterbury compare Prince Henry's willfulness?
(a) Leviathan.
(b) The Sphinx.
(c) The Hydra.
(d) The Gorgon.

3. The chorus asks the audience to imagine passing through the "foul womb of __________."
(a) The River.
(b) Night.
(c) Earth.
(d) Woman.

4. How do the English respond to the French's offer of marriage of Katherine to Henry and Katherine's dowry?
(a) The offer is accepted and Henry sends ambassadors to Paris to negotiate a treaty.
(b) The offer is rejected and cannons begin firing on the town.
(c) Henry says he can find a wife in England, but he will accept the dowry.
(d) Henry says he will have to meet Katherine before making a decision.

5. What does Pistol mistakenly think is the name of a French soldier?
(a) Moy.
(b) Harry le Roy.
(c) Signieur Dew.
(d) Jay Zu Creest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry tell Exeter to do with Harfleur?

2. Henry states that a man who sheds his blood with him in battle will be . . .

3. Dauphin tells the French king that they should show no more fear of England than if that country were busy with __________.

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

5. When referring to King Henry's confrontation with Scroop, Cambridge, and Grey, Bedford states, "his grace is __________ to trust these traitors."

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