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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry ask Eleanor about the Aquitaine?
(a) Whether he can purchase it from her.
(b) Where it is located.
(c) Whether she has gotten it back from Richard.
(d) When she would like to go there.

2. What does Henry say that he will give Eleanor if she gives him the Aquitaine?
(a) Money.
(b) Her freedom.
(c) Her bedchamber.
(d) His love.

3. What does Henry suddenly realize?
(a) He does not like Alais.
(b) Alais is wrong.
(c) Alais is right.
(d) He does not like his sons.

4. When Geoffrey exits, what does Eleanor turn to Richard and tell him?
(a) To kill his brothers.
(b) To bring Philip to her.
(c) To make an alliance with Philip at any cost.
(d) To find Henry.

5. Philip opens the canopy of the bed, suggesting that Richard do what?
(a) Hide and listen to what Henry has to say.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Make the bed.
(d) Rest and relax.

6. Why does this make no difference to Eleanor?
(a) She does not like him either.
(b) She wants him to love Alais.
(c) She does not want him to be king.
(d) She is already a prisoner.

7. Eleanor realizes she now has an advantage, and tells Geoffrey what?
(a) To keep John away from Henry.
(b) To keep John away from Philip.
(c) To take John to Philip.
(d) To take Philip to John.

8. Where does Act 1, Scene 6 take place?
(a) Alais' bedroom.
(b) In Philip's bedroom.
(c) Henry's bedroom.
(d) Eleanor's bedroom.

9. What does Eleanor offer Geoffrey to try on?
(a) Her gown.
(b) Her jewels.
(c) Her wigs.
(d) Her crown.

10. About what does John talk as he leaves?
(a) How he is tired of waiting to learn if he will be king.
(b) How Richard will make a poor king.
(c) How he wishes he could be king.
(d) How he is king again.

11. What does Richard do when he bursts out from behind the canopy?
(a) He insists it is all a lie.
(b) He insists Philip's love was genuine.
(c) He tells his father he is sorry.
(d) He tells Philip he hates him.

12. Alais says that if Henry truly wants to marry her, what is the price he must pay?
(a) Freeing his sons.
(b) Splitting up his kingdom among his sons.
(c) Locking up his sons.
(d) Killing his sons.

13. About what does Henry taunt Philip?
(a) How he is in love with Richard.
(b) How he has just given all his plans away.
(c) How he looks.
(d) How he is not a very smart man.

14. What does Richard try to convince Philip to do?
(a) Make an alliance against Henry.
(b) Make an alliance against his brothers.
(c) Make an alliance against Eleanor.
(d) Sign a peace treaty.

15. What does Henry confess to Alais?
(a) He does not see himself as having a choice.
(b) He will split up his kingdom for each of them.
(c) He will not keep his sons trapped.
(d) He will kill them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alais tell Henry to do about his sons?

2. What does Henry do at dawn the next day?

3. What does Henry say about his two demands, for Alais' marriage or the return of the Vexin?

4. Henry pours Eleanor wine, asking her what?

5. What do Geoffrey and John do when Richard is heard offstage?

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