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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hostess Quickly determine that Falstaff was near death?
(a) He was unresponsive.
(b) His body felt cold.
(c) He turned blue.
(d) His breathing stopped.

2. What does King Henry tell Exeter to do with the drunken man who had railed against him the day before?
(a) Pardon him.
(b) Put him in the stocks in the town square.
(c) Offer him a position at court.
(d) Execute him.

3. On what does Hostess Quickly blame Sir John's illness?
(a) Getting caught in a rainstorm.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) An infected wound.
(d) Too much drink.

4. Henry tells his army that "when the blast of war blows in our ears," to imitate the action of which animal?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Bear.
(d) Lion.

5. Why does Henry say the soldiers will go to Calais?
(a) To spend the winter.
(b) To attack it.
(c) To obtain provisions and material.
(d) To meet up with rebel French troops who support the English.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the king of France instruct the Dauphin to do?

3. What type of muse does the chorus invoke?

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

5. What does the governor say was the Dauphin's response to his request for help in fighting the English?

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