View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alais doing as this scene begins?
(a) Sleeping by the fire.
(b) Knitting by the fire and singing Christmas carols.
(c) Reading a book by the fire.
(d) Sitting by the fire, adding spices to a pot of hot wine and singing a Christmas carol.

2. What does Eleanor say will happen if if Alais does not marry Richard?
(a) She will burn the Vexin.
(b) She will see to it that Henry loses the Vexin.
(c) She will purches the Vexin.
(d) She will move to the summer home on the Vexin.

3. Henry speaks lovingly to Alais, and then as Eleanor watches, what does he do?
(a) He tells Alais to leave.
(b) He tells Alais he was only pretending to love her.
(c) He turns and kisses Eleanor.
(d) He kisses her passionately.

4. How does Henry feel about the way the situation played out?
(a) Worried.
(b) Upset.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Pleased.

5. Of what does Henry remind Eleanor?
(a) How much water there had been this summer.
(b) How poor the peasants already are.
(c) How much it costs to have repairs done.
(d) How many rebellions she has led against him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big is the Vexin?

2. How does Richard react when Henry reveals that Eleanor has given him the Aquitaine in exchange for freedom?

3. As they exit, on what does Henry comment?

4. What else do they banter about?

5. What does Alais comment about Eleanor?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 362 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample