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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pistol say has happened to Doll (Nell) that suggests she may have been unfaithful to him?
(a) She died of a sexually-transmitted disease.
(b) She has mysteriously obtained a lot of expensive clothes and jewelry.
(c) She gave birth to a baby ten months after he left.
(d) She has filed for divorce and another man is living in her house.

2. Who does Williams strike when he sees him wearing his glove in his cap?
(a) Henry.
(b) Fluellen.
(c) Gower.
(d) Warwick.

3. Where does the messenger say the English are when he reports to the constable?
(a) A day's march away.
(b) Half way to Rouen.
(c) Still in Calais.
(d) Within fifteen hundred paces of the constable's tent.

4. What is Henry's response when Gloucester says he hopes the French will not attack now?
(a) He agrees that an attack now would certainly be a problem.
(b) Not to worry because they will easily be able to take the French.
(c) That they are in God's hands, not the hands of the French.
(d) That the French are bluffing and will definitely not attack now.

5. The chorus asks the audience to imagine passing through the "foul womb of __________."
(a) Earth.
(b) Night.
(c) Woman.
(d) The River.

6. Why does Katherine think Henry will mock her?
(a) She is young and naive.
(b) As payback for the way her brother treated him.
(c) She is not very attractive.
(d) She cannot speak English.

7. What topic are the Dauphin, the constable, and Orleans discussing when an argument breaks out?
(a) Horses.
(b) Women.
(c) Their prowess as warriors.
(d) King Henry.

8. What does Orleans say has been lost?
(a) His son (mon fils) and his brother (mon frère).
(b) The day (le jour) and all (tout).
(c) His horse (mon cheval).
(d) The war (la guerre).

9. Finish Orleans' line, "Is this the king we sent . . . "
(a) To for his ransom?
(b) France's finest men to fight?
(c) Victuals for his men and horses?
(d) A gift of tennis balls?

10. Why does Erpingham say sleeping on the ground is better for him than having a soft pillow for his head?
(a) Sleeping on the hard ground is good for his back.
(b) Pillows make him sneeze.
(c) Only Frenchmen use pillows.
(d) Because he can say he is sleeping like a king.

11. What do the constable and Orleans begin to do after commenting on the Dauphin's valor (or lack thereof)?
(a) Call the Dauphin vulgar names.
(b) Begin to talk about other members of the French court who have exhibited the characteristic of valor.
(c) Exchange well-known proverbs.
(d) Notice an approaching messenger and begin to speculate on what he will say.

12. In what country, other than France, does the chorus mention that trouble is brewing for England after Henry returns from the war?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Spain.

13. According to the boy, who is left to guard the luggage after Pistol leaves?
(a) Some hirelings from a nearby village.
(b) A few sick and injured soldiers.
(c) No one.
(d) Boys.

14. According to Exeter, French troops outnumber the English at Agincourt by what ratio?
(a) Fifteen to one.
(b) Five to one.
(c) Two to one.
(d) Ten to one.

15. Which for what reason does Fluellen say that Welshmen occasionally wear leeks in their hats?
(a) Because the leek is the national symbol of Wales.
(b) To celebrate the leek harvest.
(c) To mask body odor.
(d) In honor of St. David's day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which gruesome metaphor does Exeter use to describe the death of one of the English nobility who died at Agincourt?

2. To what ancient city does the chorus compare London as they welcome the return of their king?

3. Grandpre says that this Roman god appears to be bankrupt because of the English soldiers' haggard appearance:

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

5. Who does Gower suspect had murdered the boys and stolen and burned the king's possessions?

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