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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eleanor begin to sing?
(a) The carol Alais was singing at the beginning of the scene.
(b) A song she had learned as a child.
(c) Her favorite song.
(d) Another song.

2. How big is the Vexin?
(a) Small.
(b) Big.
(c) The size of most of Europe.
(d) The size of all of France.

3. What else do they banter about?
(a) How poor the crops are this season.
(b) How much work needs to be done to the castle.
(c) How difficult life is in Eleanor's prison/castle.
(d) How the peasants are in a uproar over new taxes.

4. What does Henry say history will call him?
(a) A master bastard.
(b) A great king.
(c) A queen's king.
(d) A king's king.

5. What does Henry say about his enemies who may be smarter or more ruthless or more dishonest than he?
(a) They will one day beat him.
(b) There is only one he wishes to defeat.
(c) He will still beat them all and have his way.
(d) He will hopefully destroy some of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry respond when Alais asks when it is safe to believe him?

2. What do Geoffrey and John do when Richard is heard offstage?

3. What does Henry say when he sees the daggers and swords?

4. Why did Eleanor hate Rosamund?

5. As John begins to panic, what does Geoffrey do?

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