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

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

3. After witnessing a poignant scene involving the deaths of two soldiers, what is Exeter's emotional response?
(a) He was moved to tears.
(b) He swallowed hard, but refused to cry.
(c) He screamed in anger.
(d) He began laughing hysterically even though he knew it was inappropriate.

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

5. What does Westmoreland wish for before the battle of Agincourt begins?
(a) Ten thousand more English troops.
(b) A hot meal.
(c) A horse as good as Henry's.
(d) That Henry would ransom himself so the rest of them go home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Williams strike when he sees him wearing his glove in his cap?

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

4. Fluellen states that the Duke of Exeter is as magnanimous as which famous ancient monarch?

5. What order does Henry give Exeter after the alarm sounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the outrageous claims the Dauphin makes about his horse?

2. Compare the demeanor of the English troops to that of the French troops before the battle of Agincourt.

3. Explain what Henry tells Fluellen to do when he gives him Williams' glove.

4. What is Henry's reasoning for wanting to go forward with Bardolph's execution?

5. What are some of the comparisons that Fluellen makes between Henry and Alexander the Great?

6. What does Henry tell Montjoy will be the result of dead English soldiers being buried in France?

7. Summarize the message from the French king that Montjoy gives to Henry.

8. What is the basis of the quarrel between Henry, who is in disguise, and Williams?

9. Summarize the comments the boy makes after Pistol leaves with the French soldier to collect the ransom.

10. Why is Fluellen so insistent that Pistol eat a leek?

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