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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the three brothers do, while John hangs holly?
(a) They sing Christmas carols.
(b) They are silent.
(c) 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.
(d) They dance.

2. 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 marriage after the birth of their children.
(b) Into the period of their lives prior to their marriage.
(c) Into the fictionalized context of a family gathering in modern times.
(d) Into the fictionalized context of a family gathering at Christmas.

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

4. How does Eleanor say she would have been happier?
(a) If her sons were smarter.
(b) If she had been sterile.
(c) If she had a daughter.
(d) If she had more sons.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Geoffrey tell John?

3. What does Henry do as he tells Richard what he imagines Eleanor is saying?

4. What does Geoffrey say when John continues to hesitate?

5. What happens as the brothers bicker?

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