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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Katherine think Alice speaks English well?
(a) Alice's mother is English.
(b) Alice had once been married to an English man.
(c) Alice's previous job had been working for an English family.
(d) Alice has been to England.

2. What does the king of France instruct the Dauphin to do?
(a) Send courageous men to certain towns to ready them for war.
(b) Try to flee the country before the English arrive.
(c) Practice his sword fighting.
(d) Continue in his daily affairs as usual.

3. How do the English respond to the French's offer of marriage of Katherine to Henry and Katherine's dowry?
(a) The offer is rejected and cannons begin firing on the town.
(b) The offer is accepted and Henry sends ambassadors to Paris to negotiate a treaty.
(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.

4. When referring to King Henry's confrontation with Scroop, Cambridge, and Grey, Bedford states, "his grace is __________ to trust these traitors."
(a) Bold.
(b) Foolhardy.
(c) Wise.
(d) Merciful.

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

6. What is the boy's urgent message that diverts Nym and Pistol from their duel?
(a) French troops have launched a counter invasion and will be in London in a few hours.
(b) He has heard of an assassination plot against the king.
(c) King Henry needs to see them right away.
(d) His master is ill and he wants Pistol and Hostess to come immediately.

7. Which famous Parisian landmark does Exeter say will "shake" because of the Dauphin's insulting gift to King Henry?
(a) The Arc de Triomphe.
(b) Notre Dame Cathedral.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

8. Based on the chorus' description, which best describes Harfleur's location?
(a) On the border of France and the Netherlands.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) On the coastline.
(d) In the suburbs of Paris.

9. Henry tells his army that "when the blast of war blows in our ears," to imitate the action of which animal?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Lion.
(c) Bear.
(d) Tiger.

10. Referring to Henry, the constable tells the Dauphin that he will find these "forespent."
(a) Health.
(b) Patience.
(c) Gold.
(d) Vanities.

11. 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?
(a) Herod's slaughter of Jewish children.
(b) The battle of Armageddon.
(c) Pharaoh's slaughter of Hebrew babies.
(d) Joshua's attack on Jericho.

12. What is the dowry that the French offer King Henry along with the king's daughter Katherine?
(a) Some petty and unprofitable dukedoms.
(b) Any land in the New World that had already been claimed for France.
(c) Marriage of Katherine's younger sister to anyone Henry chooses.
(d) Half of the ships in the French navy.

13. What does the governor say was the Dauphin's response to his request for help in fighting the English?
(a) That Harfleur is not a strategic site and not worth defending.
(b) That he is not yet ready to send adequate help.
(c) That the governor is lying because it would be impossible for the incompetent English to conquer a French town.
(d) To hold fast because reinforcements are on their way.

14. What does the chorus say must "deck our kings"?
(a) Royal servants.
(b) Stage hands.
(c) The audience's thoughts.
(d) Queens.

15. To what does Henry compare his men as they are eagerly awaiting battle?
(a) Greyhounds.
(b) Fighting dogs.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Race horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Exeter and Westmoreland related to King Henry?

2. What words from Henry's speech at Harfleur does Bardolph repeat to the others in his group?

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

4. What color does Hostess Quickly say Falstaff did not like?

5. Canterbury urges King Henry to divide England into __________ and have __________ go to fight France while the rest stays home to defend against invaders.

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