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

2. The characters manipulate each other like what?
(a) Inhuman robots.
(b) Pieces on a chessboard.
(c) Puppets on a string.
(d) Each other's pets.

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

4. As Alais exits, what does John wonder aloud?
(a) Why everybody hates Richard.
(b) Why everybody loves Geoffrey.
(c) Why no one knows Philip.
(d) Why everybody hates him.

5. What will Henry's plans do for Alais, as well as make John king and Richard powerless?
(a) Keep her with him.
(b) Give her more property.
(c) Make her his queen.
(d) End her relationship with Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eleanor doing in her chamber?

2. How big is the Vexin?

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

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

5. How does Henry respond when Alais asks when it is safe to believe him?

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