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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orleans say has been lost?
(a) His horse (mon cheval).
(b) The war (la guerre).
(c) His son (mon fils) and his brother (mon frère).
(d) The day (le jour) and all (tout).

2. What is a term that Henry does NOT use when addressing the soldiers in the camp?
(a) Friends.
(b) Loyal subjects.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Countrymen.

3. What does Montjoy request of Henry on behalf of France after the battle of Agincourt?
(a) A break in the battle.
(b) Renegotiation of Henry's surrender and ransom.
(c) The return of French prisoners not knowing they are already dead.
(d) That they may collect their dead, sort them by class, and bury them.

4. What does Pistol plan to do for a living now that he no longer has Nell to support him?
(a) Go work on a farm.
(b) Find another woman to support him.
(c) Return to the army and help defend the border with Scotland.
(d) Become a thief.

5. What suggestion from various lords does Henry refuse because he does not have the vanity or pride to do so?
(a) Have a major street in London renamed for him.
(b) Have a statue of himself made.
(c) Ride in a parade with his battle-scarred helmet and sword.
(d) Declare a national holiday in his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Katherine think Henry will mock her?

2. What characteristic does the Constable say has spoiled them, but will now be their friend as they return to the battlefield?

3. What is the constable's chief lament as the French nobles prepare for battle?

4. What had Gower observed Pistol doing that he finally chastises him for after Fluellen beats him up?

5. What puts an end to Williams' and Fluellen's argument over money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bourbon declare must be done rather than live with the shame of losing to the English?

2. Explain the situation with Williams' glove after Henry asks Fluellen to wear it in his cap.

3. What are some of the conjectures that the constable, Orleans, and Rambures make about Henry and the English?

4. Describe the death toll of the battle of Agincourt. For example, were the losses lopsided or did both sides suffer fairly equally? How are the dead accounted for in terms of class and social status?

5. Describe the poignant scene that Exeter witnessed on the battlefield.

6. What is Henry's response when Katherine asks how she could possibly love the enemy of France?

7. Explain what Henry tells Fluellen to do when he gives him Williams' glove.

8. What does Henry tell Montjoy will be the result of dead English soldiers being buried in France?

9. What is Henry's reasoning for wanting to go forward with Bardolph's execution?

10. Describe England's celebratory mood as Henry and his army return home from France.

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