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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 they will take Henry captive and hold him for ransom.
(c) That Henry will admit the war was a mistake.
(d) That Katherine will accept Henry's marriage proposal.

2. 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) The Queen of Sheepah.
(d) Alexander the Pig.

3. What is Williams' response to Henry (who is in disguise) when Henry says that the king would not be ransomed?
(a) The English would never be willing to pay a ransom, even for Henry.
(b) He agrees that Henry would not permit such a thing to happen.
(c) Only because it is not the way of the French to hold men for ransom.
(d) That he may indeed be ransomed but they would not know the difference once their throats had been cut.

4. 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.

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

6. To what ancient city does the chorus compare London as they welcome the return of their king?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Athens.
(d) Rome.

7. What does Williams do when he discovers it is Henry who he had made quarrel with the night before the battle?
(a) States that he thought Henry was a commoner and begs for forgiveness.
(b) Tries to run away.
(c) Insists that Henry has the wrong man.
(d) Says that it makes no difference.

8. What is a term that Henry does NOT use when addressing the soldiers in the camp?
(a) Loyal subjects.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Friends.
(d) Countrymen.

9. What had Gower observed Pistol doing that he finally chastises him for after Fluellen beats him up?
(a) Poking fun at Fluellen because of his accent.
(b) Associating with French mercenaries.
(c) Mocking the king.
(d) Stealing.

10. What is Fluellen's complaint against Gower in the hours before the battle begins?
(a) He is getting drunk before the battle.
(b) He has not studied classical warfare.
(c) He spends too much time associating with common soldiers.
(d) He is speaking too loudly.

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

12. What does Fluellen force Pistol to do or he will continue to beat him?
(a) Say he is sorry for insulting his Welsh heritage.
(b) Eat a leek.
(c) Admit that he abandoned his post during the battle.
(d) Give him money.

13. What does Pistol plan to do for a living now that he no longer has Nell to support him?
(a) Go work on a farm.
(b) Return to the army and help defend the border with Scotland.
(c) Become a thief.
(d) Find another woman to support him.

14. Who sends Montjoy to the English camp to request that Henry surrender and give himself over for ransom?
(a) The Dauphin.
(b) Katherine.
(c) The Constable.
(d) The King of France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On whose behalf does Pistol ask Fluellen to plead for mercy after this individual had been sentenced to death for robbing a church?

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

3. What does Gower say motivates men like Pistol to go to war?

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

5. What does Pistol mistakenly think is the name of a French soldier?

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