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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. The chorus asks to be admitted to what?
(a) This history.
(b) The presence of the king.
(c) Backstage.
(d) The audience's good favor.

2. Henry tells Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop that mercy has been suppressed and killed for them. What caused this to happen?
(a) A letter from the Dauphin stating that it took very little to bribe them.
(b) Their own counsel.
(c) Exeter's testimony.
(d) An edict from the church.

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

4. Canterbury urges King Henry to look to his great uncle, who had once defeated the French, for strength. What is the name of Henry's great uncle?
(a) Edward the Black Prince.
(b) Edward Longshanks.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) William the Conqueror.

5. The chorus asks the audience "kindly to judge" what?
(a) Each other.
(b) The play.
(c) Royalty.
(d) People of the past and their actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Canterbury say Henry had once been addicted to?

2. What type of muse does the chorus invoke?

3. The chorus invites the audience to "piece out" what with their thoughts?

4. Hostess Quickly offers to bring her husband to what location?

5. To what end does Henry claim that Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop must be put to death?

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