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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Exchange well-known proverbs.
(c) Begin to talk about other members of the French court who have exhibited the characteristic of valor.
(d) Notice an approaching messenger and begin to speculate on what he will say.

4. What does Pistol ask the boy to help him do with the French soldier?
(a) Act as interpreter.
(b) Tie him up.
(c) Move his body.
(d) Treat his injury.

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

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

7. What does the chorus ask the audience to imagine is happening on the English beach?
(a) Soldiers are being reunited with their families.
(b) English ships are running aground because of a storm.
(c) Soldiers are basking in the sun before returning home.
(d) Crabs and other seafood are being collected for a celebration.

8. Henry had seen this duke fall in battle several times and covered in blood so he asks Exeter whether he might still be alive:
(a) Westmoreland.
(b) York.
(c) Bedford.
(d) Gloucester.

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

10. Why does Henry have to return to France?
(a) The Emperor of Rome cannot negotiate peace.
(b) He is ready to marry Katherine.
(c) He needs to discuss affairs of state with the Dauphin, who is too ill to travel.
(d) The citizens of France want to overthrow the monarchy.

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

12. To whom or what does Henry credit with winning the battle while losing relatively few men?
(a) The loyalty of his men.
(b) Superior strategy.
(c) God.
(d) French arrogance.

13. What does Henry say he and his army will do after they bury their dead and perform some post-battle religious rituals?
(a) Prepare for the next battle.
(b) Go to Paris to discuss the terms of the peace treaty.
(c) Go to Calais, then return to England.
(d) Celebrate their victory and recover from battle in the French countryside.

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

15. The chorus says the two army camps are so close together they can do which of the following:
(a) Accidentally wander into their enemy's tents.
(b) See each other's faces and almost hear each other's conversations.
(c) Smell each other's fear.
(d) Taste the food in their enemy's bowl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry, who is in disguise, tells Williams and Bates that "Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's _________ is his own."

2. What does Westmoreland wish for before the battle of Agincourt begins?

3. What characteristic does the Constable say has spoiled them, but will now be their friend as they return to the battlefield?

4. Why does Fluellen say he is still wearing a leek in his cap?

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

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