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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What puts an end to Williams' and Fluellen's argument over money?
(a) Exeter tells them to go settle the matter with swords.
(b) A herald arrives with the battle's death count.
(c) Williams says he will accept Fluellen's money if that will make him happy.
(d) Henry demands that they be quiet.

2. Which gruesome metaphor does Exeter use to describe the death of one of the English nobility who died at Agincourt?
(a) Something is rotten in the state of France.
(b) Larding the plain.
(c) Fertilizing a future vineyard.
(d) Food for worms.

3. What does Fluellen say regarding the killing of the boys who had been guarding the luggage?
(a) That the boys should have been armed and taught to defend themselves.
(b) They were all orphans, so none will be missed.
(c) It goes against the law of arms.
(d) It is what happens when you leave a boy to do a man's job.

4. According to the chorus, what is the name of the area Henry passes through on his way back to London?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) South Hampton.
(c) Dover.
(d) Blackheath.

5. When Henry comes upon the scene of the murdered boys guarding the luggage, he says he has not been angry since . . .
(a) The battle of Harfleur.
(b) The Dauphin sent him tennis balls.
(c) Montjoy came to propose that he ransom himself.
(d) He has come to France.

6. Why is the constable confident that they will be able to defeat the English?
(a) The English will be too hungry to fight.
(b) They outnumber the English.
(c) The English have been weakened by an outbreak of pox.
(d) He believes God is on their side.

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

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

9. Fluellen tells Pistol that if he owes him anything, he will pay him in __________.
(a) Cudgels.
(b) Leeks.
(c) Crowns.
(d) Three days.

10. What are the characters in the French camp looking forward to in the pre-dawn hours before the battle of Agincourt?
(a) The end of the war.
(b) A hot meal.
(c) The break of day so the battle can begin.
(d) Returning to their mistresses.

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

12. What does Henry tell Exeter to do with Williams' glove?
(a) Give it to a glove maker so a mate can be made for it.
(b) Send it to Williams' widow.
(c) Fill it with coins and give it back to Williams.
(d) Make sure Williams is buried with it.

13. What suggestion from various lords does Henry refuse because he does not have the vanity or pride to do so?
(a) Have a statue of himself made.
(b) Ride in a parade with his battle-scarred helmet and sword.
(c) Declare a national holiday in his name.
(d) Have a major street in London renamed for him.

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

15. 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) That the French are bluffing and will definitely not attack now.
(c) Not to worry because they will easily be able to take the French.
(d) That they are in God's hands, not the hands of the French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the constable and Orleans begin to do after commenting on the Dauphin's valor (or lack thereof)?

2. The chorus says the two army camps are so close together they can do which of the following:

3. The constable says the English "have said their prayers, and they stay for __________."

4. What absurd suggestion does the Dauphin make regarding the horses?

5. Henry states that a man who sheds his blood with him in battle will be . . .

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