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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue, what term does the chorus use to describe King Henry?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Warlike.

2. What does Henry tell the governor will happen if Harfleur does not surrender?
(a) They will blockade the town until they surrender or starve.
(b) Women and children will be allowed to leave, but all men will be executed.
(c) Henry will send a message to the king of France saying the governor put innocent citizens in harm's way to protect his political position.
(d) The attack will continue and innocent civilians will be raped, tortured, and killed.

3. Henry tells Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop that mercy has been suppressed and killed for them. What caused this to happen?
(a) Their own counsel.
(b) Exeter's testimony.
(c) An edict from the church.
(d) A letter from the Dauphin stating that it took very little to bribe them.

4. When referring to King Henry's confrontation with Scroop, Cambridge, and Grey, Bedford states, "his grace is __________ to trust these traitors."
(a) Bold.
(b) Wise.
(c) Merciful.
(d) Foolhardy.

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

6. What is the name of the river the king of France believes Henry and his army have passed?
(a) Rhone.
(b) Seine.
(c) Thames.
(d) Somme.

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

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

9. To what end does Henry claim that Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop must be put to death?
(a) Revenge.
(b) The kingdom's safety.
(c) The saving of their own souls.
(d) Justice.

10. What does the king of France instruct the Dauphin to do?
(a) Continue in his daily affairs as usual.
(b) Send courageous men to certain towns to ready them for war.
(c) Try to flee the country before the English arrive.
(d) Practice his sword fighting.

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

12. The chorus tells the audience that in the absence of the king and the army, England will be guarded by the following groups of people except for:
(a) Old women.
(b) Privèd maidens.
(c) Babies.
(d) Grandsires.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice tell Katherine when she pronounces "neck" as "nick" and "chin" as "sin"?

2. What words from Henry's speech at Harfleur does Bardolph repeat to the others in his group?

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

4. What is the boy's urgent message that diverts Nym and Pistol from their duel?

5. Henry states that during peacetime, nothing is more becoming to a man than __________.

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