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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bardolph say he will do to help Nym and Pistol become friends?
(a) Throw a dinner party.
(b) Take them out drinking.
(c) Give his own money to settle a gambling debt.
(d) Bestow them a breakfast.

2. What does Nym suggest Pistol can do to restore their friendship?
(a) Kill one of Nym's enemies.
(b) Divorce Hostess Quickly so he can marry her as originally planned.
(c) Write a letter to the king extolling Nym's virtues.
(d) Pay him the money he owes him from betting.

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

4. Hostess Quickly states that she "cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen gentlewomen" without it being thought she is running ___________.
(a) A bawdy house.
(b) A sweatshop.
(c) A home for unwed mothers.
(d) A convent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The chorus compares England's response to the war to a person with a "little body" and __________.

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

3. Who is NOT one of the "three corrupted men" the chorus says has conspired with France?

4. What color does Hostess Quickly say Falstaff did not like?

5. What is the boy's urgent message that diverts Nym and Pistol from their duel?

(see the answer key)

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