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

2. Why does Henry say this person should inherit the crown?
(a) John would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.
(b) Geoffrey would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.
(c) Philip would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.
(d) Richard would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.

3. What is Eleanor's response when Alais asks her what she said to convince him?
(a) She told him she loved him.
(b) Because she has nothing to lose, she is more dangerous than any of them.
(c) She blackmailed him, as usual.
(d) She did nothing to convince him.

4. Of what does Eleanor remind Richard?
(a) Of the love she feels for him.
(b) Of the evidence she has against him.
(c) Of her plot to get him the crown.
(d) Of the arts she taught him.

5. What does the conversation between Richard and Eleanor reveal?
(a) She is hoping he will do a favor for her.
(b) She hopes for them to be as close as they once were.
(c) She is ending their relationship.
(d) She wants to ask for forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Alais accuse Eleanor?

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

3. What does Eleanor ask Henry, regarding the Vexin?

4. How does Henry respond when Eleanor asks him a question regarding the Vexin?

5. As he starts to go, John asks Geoffrey to go with him, but Geoffrey stays. Why does he stay?

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