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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eleanor respond when John asks whether she truly cares about Henry's whereabouts?
(a) She cares more than he could possibly know.
(b) She only now cares about him.
(c) She is asking about his whereabouts to be polite.
(d) She has never cared about Henry.

2. Where is this scene set?
(a) In the castle's reception room.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In Henry's bedchamber.
(d) In the great room.

3. Henry says in the years Eleanor's been in prison he's surprised himself by discovering what?
(a) How sorry he is for locking her up.
(b) How sick he is of war.
(c) How much he misses her.
(d) How old she has become.

4. What does Alais try on?
(a) A small crown.
(b) A new cloak.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A gown.

5. How does Eleanor reply when Richard asks again what she wants?
(a) She wants nothing to do with him.
(b) She wants no one to inherit the throne.
(c) She can get him the throne and Alais, but that she has to have the Aquitaine back to do it.
(d) She wants the throne all to herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eleanor say she would have been happier?

2. As Eleanor drinks her wine, what does she recall?

3. Richard says he is going to do everything in his power to have what?

4. Where does the first scene take place?

5. Why does Henry say this person should inherit the crown?

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