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Problem 2 - Entrance Test

Which character speaks the line 'The better part of valor is discretion'?

Correct: A

Falstaff coins the phrase in Henry IV, Part 1 (Act V, Scene iv) after he pretends to be dead to avoid fighting. The line is ironic because Falstaff interprets 'valor' as self-preservation rather than bravery, highlighting his comic cowardice.