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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. What does the chorus ask the audience to imagine is happening on the English beach?
(a) English ships are running aground because of a storm.
(b) Soldiers are being reunited with their families.
(c) Crabs and other seafood are being collected for a celebration.
(d) Soldiers are basking in the sun before returning home.

2. According to the chorus, what is the French response to the impending war?
(a) They are as eager to go to war as the English.
(b) They are not worried because they know the Spanish will come to their aid.
(c) They are shaking in their fear.
(d) They are confident that their diplomats will bring about a peaceful resolution.

3. What strategic structure does Fluellen say is being protected by the Duke of Exeter and Pistol?
(a) A fort.
(b) A city wall.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A pier.

4. What does the constable say he will take as he rides to the battlefield?
(a) A banner from a trumpet.
(b) Ropes to tie up all the prisoners he will capture.
(c) An extra sword.
(d) Some food to give the starving Englishmen.

5. What does Queen Isabel say she hopes will happen as a result of the meeting between the French royal court and King Henry?
(a) That they will take Henry captive and hold him for ransom.
(b) That Henry will admit the war was a mistake.
(c) That all griefs and quarrels will be changed to love.
(d) That Katherine will accept Henry's marriage proposal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chorus says the play will turn the "accomplishment of many years" into what?

2. What is the battle cry Henry gives his men?

3. What is Fluellen's opinion of Captain Macmorris and Captain Jamy concerning military matters?

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

5. Henry tells his army that "when the blast of war blows in our ears," to imitate the action of which animal?

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