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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chorus tells the audience that in the absence of the king and the army, England will be guarded by the following groups of people except for:
(a) Grandsires.
(b) Privèd maidens.
(c) Babies.
(d) Old women.

2. What is the dowry that the French offer King Henry along with the king's daughter Katherine?
(a) Some petty and unprofitable dukedoms.
(b) Half of the ships in the French navy.
(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.

3. Who is NOT one of the "three corrupted men" the chorus says has conspired with France?
(a) Henry Lord Scroop of Masham.
(b) Sir Thomas Grey of Northumberland.
(c) Sir Thomas Erpingham.
(d) Richard Earl of Cambridge.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ely compares King Henry's development to the growth of what type of fruit?

2. From which port city does the chorus say King Henry will sail to France?

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

4. When they finished mourning Falstaff, Pistol urges his comrades to begin their journey to France and be like __________.

5. In what city does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?

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