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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. Henry states that during peacetime, nothing is more becoming to a man than __________.
(a) Hard-favored rage.
(b) Humble patience.
(c) Modest stillness and humility.
(d) Fair nature.

2. Dauphin tells the French king that they should show no more fear of England than if that country were busy with __________.
(a) Women in a bawdy house.
(b) Bear baiting.
(c) A Whitsun morris-dance.
(d) Attending a play.

3. To what end does Henry claim that Cambridge, Grey, and Scroop must be put to death?
(a) The saving of their own souls.
(b) The kingdom's safety.
(c) Justice.
(d) Revenge.

4. What is the boy's urgent message that diverts Nym and Pistol from their duel?
(a) French troops have launched a counter invasion and will be in London in a few hours.
(b) His master is ill and he wants Pistol and Hostess to come immediately.
(c) He has heard of an assassination plot against the king.
(d) King Henry needs to see them right away.

5. Why does Henry say the soldiers will go to Calais?
(a) To attack it.
(b) To obtain provisions and material.
(c) To meet up with rebel French troops who support the English.
(d) To spend the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they finished mourning Falstaff, Pistol urges his comrades to begin their journey to France and be like __________.

2. To what account from the Christian Bible does Henry allude to when he foretells the suffering the people of Harfleur will experience if they do not surrender?

3. What gift of athletic equipment, intended to be taken as an insult, does the Dauphin send King Henry?

4. King Henry implores his army that if they do not go unto the breach once more, then they should close up the walls of the city with what?

5. The "vasty fields" the chorus mentions are located in which country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ely compares King Henry's development as a leader to the way certain types of fruit grow. Discuss this metaphor and how it applies to the king.

2. Discuss how the chorus helps the audience use their imagination as the English army begins the invasion.

3. Why does the boy want to quit working for Bardolph, Nym, and Pistol? Be sure to provide examples.

4. What is the French king's response to the negative tone of his court's conversation about England's invasion and what does he decide to do about the situation?

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

6. Explain what the constable means when he tells the Dauphin that Henry was "covering discretion with a coat of folly" and the significance of this statement.

7. Describe the relationship between Hostess Quickly and Pistol and give examples.

8. 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?

9. What does Fluellen mean when he talks about the "disciplines of war" and what is his attitude toward these disciplines?

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

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