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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hostess Quickly believes that Sir John Falstaff is not in hell, but in the bosom of __________.
(a) Mother Mary.
(b) God.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Abraham.

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

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

4. What does Canterbury say Henry had once been addicted to?
(a) Courses vain.
(b) Lusty wenches.
(c) Ale.
(d) Sot weed.

5. Ely compares King Henry's development to the growth of what type of fruit?
(a) Strawberry.
(b) Apple.
(c) Grape.
(d) Lemon.

Short Answer 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:

2. According to the chorus, what is the French response to the impending war?

3. How do the English respond to the French's offer of marriage of Katherine to Henry and Katherine's dowry?

4. What is the dowry that the French offer King Henry along with the king's daughter Katherine?

5. From where does the chorus ask the audience to imagine that the "well-appointed king" and his fleet embark?

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