View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fluellen states that the Duke of Exeter is as magnanimous as which famous ancient monarch?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Nebuchadnezzar.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Ozymandias.

2. What absurd suggestion does the Dauphin make regarding the horses?
(a) The horses are so well trained, that they can fight the battle without their riders.
(b) Use horse manure in place of cannon balls.
(c) Slaughter one of the horses and eat its flesh in order to gain its strength and courage.
(d) Cut the horses' flesh and squirt the blood in the eyes of the English.

3. Henry notes that the day of the battle is the feast day of __________.
(a) St. George.
(b) Crispian.
(c) St. Patrick.
(d) Epiphany.

4. Why does Fluellen say he is still wearing a leek in his cap?
(a) To annoy Pistol.
(b) He does not have a pocket to put it in.
(c) He is trying to start a new fashion trend.
(d) He forgot it was still there.

5. Who does Gower suspect had murdered the boys and stolen and burned the king's possessions?
(a) The king himself in order to arouse the rage of his own soldiers against the French.
(b) Escaped criminals from a nearby prison.
(c) French soldiers.
(d) Soldiers who had run from the battle.

6. 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 all griefs and quarrels will be changed to love.
(b) That Henry will admit the war was a mistake.
(c) That they will take Henry captive and hold him for ransom.
(d) That Katherine will accept Henry's marriage proposal.

7. What is Queen Isabel's response when Henry asks if she will accompany the French king and the English representatives to the negotiations?
(a) She would rather stay and make sure Henry is not left alone with Katherine.
(b) Women have no place in affairs of state.
(c) She will go, but knows that no one will bother to listen to her opinion.
(d) A woman's voice may do some good.

8. What is the constable's chief lament as the French nobles prepare for battle?
(a) The English will not present much of a challenge and they will not have enough blood to stain all their weapons.
(b) The battle is too early and he has not yet had breakfast.
(c) His favorite horse is injured and he will have to ride a different one.
(d) The English have proven they fight noblemen and commoners the same unmerciful way.

9. Why does the King of France say he has not yet agreed to England's demands?
(a) The queen told him not to agree to anything.
(b) He has not read them yet because he does not know English and is waiting on his translator.
(c) He wants to go over them once more with some of Henry's council.
(d) England's demands are too harsh and, therefore, unacceptable.

10. Henry states that a man who sheds his blood with him in battle will be . . .
(a) Tended to by England's best surgeons.
(b) Forgotten eventually.
(c) His brother.
(d) As dead as he will be.

11. What order does Henry give Exeter after the alarm sounds?
(a) Try to trick the French into thinking they are going to surrender.
(b) Retreat.
(c) Regroup and charge once more.
(d) Tell every soldier to kill his prisoners.

12. On whose behalf does Pistol ask Fluellen to plead for mercy after this individual had been sentenced to death for robbing a church?
(a) The boy.
(b) Gower.
(c) Bardolph.
(d) Nym.

13. What is the "capital demand" in the articles of peace that Henry mentions to Queen Isabel?
(a) The French king's crown and all his powers.
(b) A formal apology from the Dauphin.
(c) Two-thirds of all France's tax revenues.
(d) Katherine.

14. What amusing mispronunciation of a famous historical figure does Fluellen make when he is speaking with Gower?
(a) Julius Cheeser.
(b) Attila the Nun.
(c) Alexander the Pig.
(d) The Queen of Sheepah.

15. What does the Dauphin suggest they do before the battle to make the fight fairer?
(a) Strike their swords on rocks to dull them.
(b) Send the English food and fresh suits of armor.
(c) Leave the horses and face the English on foot.
(d) Send only sick and injured soldiers to fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had led Fluellen into thinking that Pistol was a valiant warrior?

2. What does Pistol say has happened to Doll (Nell) that suggests she may have been unfaithful to him?

3. Henry states that if it is a sin to __________, then he is the most offending soul alive.

4. What is the amount that the French soldier offers Pistol to spare his life?

5. To which mythical creature does the Dauphin compare his horse?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 830 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample