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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King Henry hesitates to go to war with France because he is afraid what group will seize the opportunity to invade?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Scots.
(c) The Irish.
(d) The Vikings.

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

3. What is the battle cry Henry gives his men?
(a) God for Harry, England, and Saint George!
(b) Huzzah!
(c) Pour le Roi et pour la France!
(d) God have mercy because we will not!

4. As Pistol bids his wife farewell, he tells her to let what appear?
(a) Their unborn child.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) Housewifery.
(d) Her lover.

5. In what city does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Harfleur.
(b) London.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Paris.

6. The constable tells the Dauphin that he has a mistaken opinion regarding what?
(a) The ability of French towns to withstand siege.
(b) How much the people of France love and respect him.
(c) The king of England.
(d) The willingness of Spain to stand as allies.

7. What gift of athletic equipment, intended to be taken as an insult, does the Dauphin send King Henry?
(a) Tennis balls.
(b) Left-handed golf clubs.
(c) A canoe with a hole in the bottom.
(d) Lacrosse sticks from the New World.

8. What does Nym suggest Pistol can do to restore their friendship?
(a) Kill one of Nym's enemies.
(b) Write a letter to the king extolling Nym's virtues.
(c) Divorce Hostess Quickly so he can marry her as originally planned.
(d) Pay him the money he owes him from betting.

9. Dauphin tells the French king that they should show no more fear of England than if that country were busy with __________.
(a) Attending a play.
(b) A Whitsun morris-dance.
(c) Bear baiting.
(d) Women in a bawdy house.

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

11. To whom is Hostess Nell Quickly married?
(a) Pistol.
(b) Sir John Falstaff.
(c) Bardolph.
(d) Nym.

12. The king of France tells the Dauphin to stay with them in __________.
(a) Rouen.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Harfleur.
(d) Paris.

13. What does the governor say was the Dauphin's response to his request for help in fighting the English?
(a) To hold fast because reinforcements are on their way.
(b) That Harfleur is not a strategic site and not worth defending.
(c) That the governor is lying because it would be impossible for the incompetent English to conquer a French town.
(d) That he is not yet ready to send adequate help.

14. The "vasty fields" the chorus mentions are located in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The constable states that if Henry cannot be fought off, then they should leave France and leave their "__________ to a barbarous people."

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

4. For what does the boy say he would give all his fame?

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

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