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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eleanor respond when John asks whether she truly cares about Henry's whereabouts?
(a) She cares more than he could possibly know.
(b) She has never cared about Henry.
(c) She only now cares about him.
(d) She is asking about his whereabouts to be polite.

2. How does Eleanor say she would have been happier?
(a) If she had a daughter.
(b) If her sons were smarter.
(c) If she had more sons.
(d) If she had been sterile.

3. What does Henry think about his kingdom?
(a) How lonely it has been without her.
(b) How much it needs her touch.
(c) How much it has changed since she has been gone.
(d) How pleasant it is to live in a peaceful kingdom.

4. How many of Henry's children love him, according to Alais?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) All of them.
(d) Two.

5. What is Eleanor's response when Alais asks her what she said to convince him?
(a) She told him she loved him.
(b) Because she has nothing to lose, she is more dangerous than any of them.
(c) She blackmailed him, as usual.
(d) She did nothing to convince him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this play place several historical characters, principally King Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine?

2. To whom does Henry say Alais matters?

3. What does Eleanor ask Henry, regarding the Vexin?

4. When Richard responds with a pointed remark about Henry's being with Alais, of what does Eleanor remind him?

5. For how long has Henry kept Eleanor imprisoned?

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