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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 does Richard say when Eleanor says she loves him?

2. What happens as the brothers bicker?

3. What does Henry say he has to get for John?

4. What would happen to Alais if John were to become king?

5. What does Henry say history will call him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry speak to Philip?

2. How does John feel about Henry? How does Henry learn of this?

3. Why does John enter? What is Eleanor's response?

4. What does Eleanor bring to her sons?

5. What does Henry remind Eleanor, regarding her behavior towards him?

6. What does Richard do when Philip mentions their relationship to his father?

7. What takes place between Eleanor and Richard?

8. Why does Henry ask Eleanor if she has gotten the Aquitaine back from Richard?

9. What plot is Geoffrey working on?

10. How does Henry react to what Alais says he must do to his sons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the core of the various conflicts is the issue of who loves whom and how much.

Part 1) Give two examples of this from the play. How do these examples reveal the personalities and opinions of the characters involved?

Part 2) How does this issue affect the relationships of the characters?

Part 3) Why are some characters loved more than others?

Essay Topic 2

The knives and daggers are important.

Part 1) When do knives and/or daggers appear in this play? Why?

Part 2) How are weapons used as foreshadowing? Why?

Part 3) How do these weapons heighten the emotions of the characters, as well as the sense of drama?

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor changes, emotionally, as the play progresses.

Part 1) How does one know a change occurs in her?

Part 2) Why does this change occur?

Part 3) Is this change permanent? Why or why not?

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