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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Hostess Quickly say Falstaff did not like?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Rose.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Carnation.

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

3. To what end does Henry claim that Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop must be put to death?
(a) Justice.
(b) The kingdom's safety.
(c) Revenge.
(d) The saving of their own souls.

4. Henry states that during peacetime, nothing is more becoming to a man than __________.
(a) Humble patience.
(b) Fair nature.
(c) Modest stillness and humility.
(d) Hard-favored rage.

5. As Pistol bids his wife farewell, he tells her to let what appear?
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Their unborn child.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Housewifery.

6. To whom is Hostess Nell Quickly married?
(a) Sir John Falstaff.
(b) Bardolph.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Nym.

7. What type of muse does the chorus invoke?
(a) Water.
(b) Air.
(c) Fire.
(d) Earth.

8. What words from Alice's lesson does Katherine consider too vulgar to speak before the gentlemen of France?
(a) Nick and sin.
(b) Arm and elbow.
(c) Foot and count.
(d) Fingre and nails.

9. King Henry implores his army that if they do not go unto the breach once more, then they should close up the walls of the city with what?
(a) Cannonballs.
(b) English dead.
(c) French dead.
(d) Wood from their own ships.

10. Why does Henry say the soldiers will go to Calais?
(a) To spend the winter.
(b) To obtain provisions and material.
(c) To meet up with rebel French troops who support the English.
(d) To attack it.

11. Which part of the body does the chorus mention when he says, "We'll not offend one __________ with our play"?
(a) Nose.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Heart.
(d) Brain.

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

13. The Dauphin claims that "__________ is not so vile a sin / As __________."
(a) Pride/failure.
(b) Self-hatred/self-love.
(c) Greed/poverty.
(d) Self-love/self-neglecting.

14. In the Prologue, what term does the chorus use to describe King Henry?
(a) Angry.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Warlike.
(d) Foolish.

15. Hostess Quickly offers to bring her husband to what location?
(a) France.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Staines.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term does the chorus NOT use to describe the stage?

3. At the conclusion of the lesson, what does Katherine suggest they do next?

4. Canterbury urges King Henry to divide England into __________ and have __________ go to fight France while the rest stays home to defend against invaders.

5. Henry tells his army that "when the blast of war blows in our ears," to imitate the action of which animal?

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