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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry respond when Alais suggests that he adored Eleanor?
(a) He still does.
(b) He cannot recall.
(c) He never adored her.
(d) He did once.

2. How does Henry respond when Eleanor asks whether he ever loved her?
(a) Yes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) At first.
(d) No.

3. Where does this play place several historical characters, principally King Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine?
(a) Into the period of their lives prior to their marriage.
(b) Into the period of their marriage after the birth of their children.
(c) Into the fictionalized context of a family gathering at Christmas.
(d) Into the fictionalized context of a family gathering in modern times.

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

5. To whom was Eleanor once married?
(a) Philip's uncle.
(b) Philip.
(c) Philip's brother.
(d) Philip's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry say history will call him?

2. Eleanor comments that she does not much like ___________, except for Alais.

3. What do the three brothers do, while John hangs holly?

4. When Richard responds with a pointed remark about Henry's being with Alais, of what does Eleanor remind him?

5. How does his response to whether he ever loved Eleanor affect her?

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