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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 are the characters in the French camp looking forward to in the pre-dawn hours before the battle of Agincourt?

2. What characteristic does the Constable say has spoiled them, but will now be their friend as they return to the battlefield?

3. Fluellen tells Pistol that if he owes him anything, he will pay him in __________.

4. What does the chorus, somewhat embarrassed, say will have to represent the battle on the stage?

5. Why is the constable confident that they will be able to defeat the English?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Exeter say was his response to witnessing the scene between York and Suffolk and what is Henry's response to this revelation?

2. What does Henry tell Montjoy will be the result of dead English soldiers being buried in France?

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

4. What is the significance of Saint Crispin's day?

5. What is the basis of the quarrel between Henry, who is in disguise, and Williams?

6. What are some of the outrageous claims the Dauphin makes about his horse?

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

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

9. Why do the French soldiers feel so ashamed during the battle?

10. Why is Fluellen so insistent that Pistol eat a leek?

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 agricultural metaphors in the play, especially as they pertain to Henry's transformation from wild prince to respected king.

Essay Topic 3

Several characters in the play are sentenced to die for committing various crimes, yet there is no mention of any criminal trials. So, how are matters of criminal justice handled in the world of Henry the Fifth?

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