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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is this scene set?
(a) In Henry's bedchamber.
(b) In the castle's reception room.
(c) In the great room.
(d) In the dining room.

2. What does Geoffrey say is lacking in his life?
(a) Attention or affection.
(b) Power.
(c) Food.
(d) Entertainment.

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

4. 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) Richard would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.
(c) Geoffrey would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.
(d) Philip would simply take the crown if it was not given to him.

5. What does Henry say he has to get for John?
(a) All of France.
(b) Alais.
(c) The Vexin.
(d) The Aquitaine.

6. Of what does Eleanor say she almost won?
(a) A game of chess.
(b) The last rebellion she led against Henry.
(c) Her life back.
(d) A riding tournament.

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

8. What gift does Eleanor comment that Geoffrey has?
(a) For love.
(b) For understanding.
(c) For compassion.
(d) For hatred.

9. As Henry and Eleanor finish putting up the holly, they banter about whether Henry truly misses whom?
(a) Philip.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Alais.
(d) Rosamund.

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

11. What would happen to Alais if John were to become king?
(a) She would have to leave the kingdom.
(b) She would be married to him.
(c) She would be his sister.
(d) She would become his mistress.

12. How big is the Vexin?
(a) The size of all of France.
(b) The size of most of Europe.
(c) Big.
(d) Small.

13. What does Alais try on?
(a) A new cloak.
(b) A small crown.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A gown.

14. What does Henry announce?
(a) Richard is to marry Alais and inherit the crown.
(b) Philip is to marry Alais and inherit the crown.
(c) John is to marry Alais and inherit the crown.
(d) Geoffrey is to marry Alais and inherit the crown.

15. Why does Henry ask Alais to stay?
(a) He does not want her to be alone.
(b) Seeing them together upsets Eleanor.
(c) He does not trust her.
(d) He loves her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Henry respond when Eleanor asks whether he ever loved her?

3. What does Geoffrey say he wants to watch?

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

5. How does John respond when Henry asks John whether he has seen Philip?

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