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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Canterbury say Henry had once been addicted to?
(a) Lusty wenches.
(b) Courses vain.
(c) Sot weed.
(d) Ale.

2. How are Exeter and Westmoreland related to King Henry?
(a) Exeter is his cousin and Westmoreland is his nephew.
(b) Exeter is his nephew and Westmoreland is his uncle.
(c) Exeter is his brother and Westmoreland is his son.
(d) Exeter is his uncle and Westmoreland is his cousin.

3. Sir Thomas Grey tells King Henry that those who were his father's enemies now do what?
(a) Hate the king even more than they hated his father.
(b) Fear the king.
(c) Rot in the prison graveyard.
(d) Serve the king.

4. King Henry states that he will be "No king of England" if he is not also what else?
(a) A lover of God and of his holy church.
(b) A victorious warrior.
(c) King of France.
(d) A merciful king.

5. What color does Hostess Quickly say Falstaff did not like?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Rose.
(c) Carnation.
(d) Scarlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the chorus NOT use to describe the stage?

2. What words from Alice's lesson does Katherine consider too vulgar to speak before the gentlemen of France?

3. From which port city does the chorus say King Henry will sail to France?

4. After Henry responds to the Dauphin's insulting gesture by declaring war, the chorus states that "all the youth of England are" in what state of mind and doing what?

5. What is the name of the river the king of France believes Henry and his army have passed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the meaning of the Dauphin's insulting gift to King Henry and Henry's response to the gift.

2. What is the governor of Harfleur's response to Henry's demands and what is his explanation for his decision?

3. Why does the chorus have an apologetic tone concerning the play?

4. King Henry tells his uncle, Exeter, to free a man who had railed against him while intoxicated. What is Scroop, Cambridge, and Grey's response to this pardon and what is the significance of their response?

5. Compare the response of the English and French to the impending war based on the chorus's observations.

6. Explain why Hostess Quickly blames King Henry for Sir John's illness and the justification that Nym and Pistol offer for what the king had done.

7. Describe the kind of rhetorical appeals Henry uses to persuade his army to be persistent in their attack on Harfleur.

8. Describe and discuss the offer the French make to Henry at Harfleur. What is Henry's opinion of the offer and what is his response to it?

9. What does Henry tell the governor of Harfleur will happen to the people of his city if they do not surrender immediately?

10. What is the Salic Law and what is its significance in the play?

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