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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Harry de Montfort let Edward go?
(a) Because he wants peace.
(b) Because they were friends.
(c) Because he was weak.
(d) Because he was deceived.

2. What does Simon do with the organization he builds?
(a) Use it to build a system of patronage and protection.
(b) Use it to spread the concept of universal rights on the Continent.
(c) War against those who will not follow the Oxford Provisions.
(d) Undermine the Oxford Provisions.

3. Who rescues the Queen from the attack?
(a) Simon.
(b) King Henry.
(c) King Louis.
(d) Thomas Fitz Thomas.

4. What argument is made in answer to the complaints?
(a) That the lords themselves were corrupt.
(b) That Simon was only doing what was necessary.
(c) That the lords are too well taken care of, and are getting spoiled.
(d) That Simon has the right as seneschal to do what he likes.

5. What happens when the King agrees to Simon's demands?
(a) Simon makes new demands.
(b) Simon hands over conspirators working against the king.
(c) Simon raises an army against him.
(d) Simon refuses to return to England.

6. What does Simon meet when he gets to London?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Confused mobs of fighting factions.
(c) Deserted streets.
(d) Fanfare.

7. What is the outcome of the meeting with Henry and his barons?
(a) A set of guidelines.
(b) Religious persecution.
(c) New taxes.
(d) Civil war.

8. Where does Edward join King Henry?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In the palace where they are taken prisoner.
(c) In the church where he surrenders.
(d) In Dover, where they are kept as prisoners together after the battle.

9. What additional oversight will the government be subjected to, as a result of the Oxford Provisions?
(a) International audits.
(b) Oversight by a new class of experts and bureaucrats.
(c) A council of international advisors.
(d) A more active parliament.

10. What does his trouble impinge upon?
(a) His sleep.
(b) His mobility.
(c) His celebration of Epiphany.
(d) His authority.

11. What does Llewelyn want Davydd to see?
(a) The need for local power in the lords.
(b) The desirability of unity with England.
(c) His reasons for ruling with leniency.
(d) The importance of unifying Wales.

12. What happens to Simon's daughter by the time he gets home?
(a) She has married.
(b) She has given birth.
(c) She has died.
(d) She has fled.

13. Why is Henry in the Tower of London?
(a) As punishment for his support of the Barons' crimes.
(b) For his role in Gruffydd's death.
(c) For fear of Simon's army.
(d) For his opposition to the Lusignans.

14. What does Henry tell Simon in his letter?
(a) He wants a truce.
(b) He refuses a truce.
(c) He wants to negotiate.
(d) He wants Simon to surrender.

15. Who is the head of the barons who are frustrated by the Lusignans?
(a) Davydd.
(b) Edward.
(c) Llewelyn.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Simon's leg broken?

2. What happens in the first wave of the attack?

3. Why is Bran's army outside the walls of Kenilworth?

4. How does Edward learn that Bran's army is exposed?

5. What does Simon have to do after the victory over Henry?

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