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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chorus says the play will turn the "accomplishment of many years" into what?
(a) A sundial.
(b) A short story.
(c) An hour-glass.
(d) A pleasant evening.

2. What absurd suggestion does the Dauphin make regarding the horses?
(a) Cut the horses' flesh and squirt the blood in the eyes of the English.
(b) The horses are so well trained, that they can fight the battle without their riders.
(c) Slaughter one of the horses and eat its flesh in order to gain its strength and courage.
(d) Use horse manure in place of cannon balls.

3. The chorus says the two army camps are so close together they can do which of the following:
(a) Smell each other's fear.
(b) See each other's faces and almost hear each other's conversations.
(c) Taste the food in their enemy's bowl.
(d) Accidentally wander into their enemy's tents.

4. What does the Dauphin suggest they do before the battle to make the fight fairer?
(a) Leave the horses and face the English on foot.
(b) Send the English food and fresh suits of armor.
(c) Strike their swords on rocks to dull them.
(d) Send only sick and injured soldiers to fight.

5. What does Katherine think after she has learned two words in English?
(a) That she will never be able to learn such a difficult language.
(b) That she is a good scholar.
(c) That English is a barbaric language.
(d) That Alice is intentionally teaching her incorrect pronunciation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which for what reason does Fluellen say that Welshmen occasionally wear leeks in their hats?

2. What do the constable and Orleans begin to do after commenting on the Dauphin's valor (or lack thereof)?

3. What does the chorus say must "deck our kings"?

4. To whom or what does Henry credit with winning the battle while losing relatively few men?

5. What term does the chorus NOT use to describe the stage?

(see the answer key)

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