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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 then greet Alais?
(a) With visible jealousy.
(b) With genuine fondness.
(c) With silence.
(d) With a shove.

2. What does Henry say about his enemies who may be smarter or more ruthless or more dishonest than he?
(a) There is only one he wishes to defeat.
(b) He will still beat them all and have his way.
(c) They will one day beat him.
(d) He will hopefully destroy some of them.

3. How does his response to whether he ever loved Eleanor affect her?
(a) She is surprised at his response.
(b) She is disappointed.
(c) She is angry and vows to get revenge.
(d) She says that will make the fight to come more pleasant.

4. What does Eleanor ask Henry, regarding the Vexin?
(a) How much he is willing to pay for it.
(b) How large it is.
(c) Where it is located.
(d) How truly important it is to him.

5. What do the three brothers do, while John hangs holly?
(a) They are silent.
(b) They talk about how Eleanor arrived that morning, how she and Richard aren't as close as they once were, and how John is Henry's favorite but how Richard is determined to be king.
(c) They sing Christmas carols.
(d) They dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this play place several historical characters, principally King Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine?

2. Eleanor pulls out a small knife and begins to do what with it?

3. How big is the Vexin?

4. Henry says in the years Eleanor's been in prison he's surprised himself by discovering what?

5. What is Eleanor's response when Alais asks her what she said to convince him?

(see the answer key)

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