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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Canterbury urges King Henry to divide England into __________ and have __________ go to fight France while the rest stays home to defend against invaders.
(a) Ten/three tenths.
(b) Two/one half.
(c) Three/one third.
(d) Four/one quarter.

2. What justification does Henry give for his soldiers to wreak havoc if Harfleur does not surrender?
(a) To prove to the Dauphin that war is his favorite sport, not tennis.
(b) This is what French soldiers would do if the situation were reversed.
(c) The soldiers will be so enraged that he will not be able to control them.
(d) To make an example of them for other French cities.

3. What is the dowry that the French offer King Henry along with the king's daughter Katherine?
(a) Any land in the New World that had already been claimed for France.
(b) Marriage of Katherine's younger sister to anyone Henry chooses.
(c) Some petty and unprofitable dukedoms.
(d) Half of the ships in the French navy.

4. What military operation does Fluellen think is being done incorrectly?
(a) Setting up a prisoner-of-war interment camp.
(b) Breaching the city's walls.
(c) The set up of the cannons.
(d) Digging mines.

5. When they finished mourning Falstaff, Pistol urges his comrades to begin their journey to France and be like __________.
(a) Fleas.
(b) Horse-leeches.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Vampire bats.

6. What does the chorus say must "deck our kings"?
(a) Royal servants.
(b) Stage hands.
(c) Queens.
(d) The audience's thoughts.

7. The chorus invites the audience to "piece out" what with their thoughts?
(a) Imperfections.
(b) The actors.
(c) The story.
(d) What will happen in the next scene.

8. What is Alice's response to Katherine's assertion that she (Alice) speaks English well?
(a) Alice laughs and asks Katherine why she would think such a thing.
(b) Alice says she knows a little.
(c) Alice corrects Katherine and tells her it is German she speaks fluently, not English.
(d) Alice confirms that she is fluent in English.

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

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

11. What words from Alice's lesson does Katherine consider too vulgar to speak before the gentlemen of France?
(a) Fingre and nails.
(b) Arm and elbow.
(c) Foot and count.
(d) Nick and sin.

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

13. What is Fluellen's opinion of Captain Macmorris and Captain Jamy concerning military matters?
(a) Jamy is incompetent, but Macmorris is very knowledgeable.
(b) Both men are knowledgeable and competent.
(c) Both men are ignorant and incompetent.
(d) Macmorris is incompetent, but Jamy is very knowledgeable.

14. From which port city does the chorus say King Henry will sail to France?
(a) Dover.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Southampton.

15. Referring to Henry, the constable tells the Dauphin that he will find these "forespent."
(a) Health.
(b) Vanities.
(c) Gold.
(d) Patience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the river the king of France believes Henry and his army have passed?

2. What gift of athletic equipment, intended to be taken as an insult, does the Dauphin send King Henry?

3. King Henry hesitates to go to war with France because he is afraid what group will seize the opportunity to invade?

4. What does Nym suggest Pistol can do to restore their friendship?

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

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