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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. As Pistol bids his wife farewell, he tells her to let what appear?
(a) Housewifery.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Good fortune.
(d) Their unborn child.

2. Hostess Quickly believes that Sir John Falstaff is not in hell, but in the bosom of __________.
(a) Abraham.
(b) Mother Mary.
(c) Arthur.
(d) God.

3. To what does Henry compare his men as they are eagerly awaiting battle?
(a) Fighting dogs.
(b) Race horses.
(c) Greyhounds.
(d) Tigers.

4. What words from Henry's speech at Harfleur does Bardolph repeat to the others in his group?
(a) Teach them how to war.
(b) On, to the breach.
(c) The game's afoot.
(d) Dishonor not your mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chorus say must "deck our kings"?

2. What does King Henry tell Exeter to do with the drunken man who had railed against him the day before?

3. At the conclusion of the lesson, what does Katherine suggest they do next?

4. The chorus asks the audience "kindly to judge" what?

5. What military operation does Fluellen think is being done incorrectly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why it is important to Katherine that Alice teaches her English.

2. 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.

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

4. Based solely on the chorus' statement in the Prologue, what is the play about and what can the audience expect to experience?

5. What is the cause of the conflict between Nym and Pistol and how is this conflict resolved?

6. Why is the Archbishop of Canterbury worried that a certain bill will be passed?

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

8. How do Falstaff's friends mourn his passing?

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

10. 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.

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