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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amusing mispronunciation of a famous historical figure does Fluellen make when he is speaking with Gower?

2. What is Henry's response when Gloucester says he hopes the French will not attack now?

3. What order does Henry give Exeter after the alarm sounds?

4. Which for what reason does Fluellen say that Welshmen occasionally wear leeks in their hats?

5. Who does Exeter say he had witnessed the Duke of York comforting on the battlefield as both men lay dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the negative consequences Burgundy says that France has suffered due to lack of peace?

2. What does Gower tell Pistol after Fluellen beats him and forces him to eat the leek?

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

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

5. Compare the demeanor of the English troops to that of the French troops before the battle of Agincourt.

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

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

8. What is Grandpre's attitude toward the English camp?

9. Explain why Henry's post-war stay in England is cut short.

10. Describe what Henry is doing in the English camp the night before the battle of Agincourt.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare this play to another work with which you are familiar and that is similar to the Life of Henry the Fifth is some way in regards to genre, theme, setting, period, authorship, etc. For example, you might compare this play to another of Shakespeare's plays, a play by one of Shakespeare's contemporaries (Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, etc.), an epic war drama of any period (300, Braveheart, etc.), or a story set in the medieval or Renaissance period in Europe (The Princess Bride, Le Retour de Martin Guerre, etc.). Try to focus your analysis on the two works' similarities and how understanding of the one helps you appreciate the other.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of patriotism and duty as represented in the play. How did the people of Shakespeare's day seem to view these concepts? How does their attitudes toward these concepts compare to modern-day beliefs about them?

Essay Topic 3

The societies of England and France in the time the play is set was strongly based on class. Discuss how characters in the play are treated based on their class and consider how class seems to affect how the characters view their world.

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