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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the chorus, what is the French response to the impending war?
(a) They are not worried because they know the Spanish will come to their aid.
(b) They are as eager to go to war as the English.
(c) They are confident that their diplomats will bring about a peaceful resolution.
(d) They are shaking in their fear.

4. To which ancient notable military leader does Henry compare the fathers of his men?
(a) Attila the Hun.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Julius Caesar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry say the soldiers will go to Calais?

2. Sir Thomas Grey tells King Henry that those who were his father's enemies now do what?

3. To what creature from classical mythology does Canterbury compare Prince Henry's willfulness?

4. What does the chorus say must "deck our kings"?

5. Canterbury tells King Henry that Salic is not part of France, but of _________.

(see the answer key)

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