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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sparks a battle between Simon's army and Edward's?
(a) The execution of political prisoners.
(b) King Louis' judgment.
(c) Abuses by the king's tax collectors.
(d) A riot in London.

2. What is Simon accused of?
(a) Draught and famine.
(b) Mismanagement.
(c) Theft.
(d) Arresting people without trial.

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

4. How does Nell react to the death of her husband?
(a) She is devastated.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She glad that she can marry her lover.
(d) She is more concerned with her own safety.

5. What happens when Simon commits his whole force to the attack?
(a) They become confused, and end up fighting each other.
(b) They are attacked from the flank, and routed.
(c) They are stalemated for days.
(d) They quickly overrun the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Simon's body after his death?

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

3. Who mediates between King Henry and Simon de Montfort?

4. What do Simon and his knights do after they get Henry's letter?

5. What authority has stood behind the Lusignans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is going on in Wales as the tensions escalate between King Henry and Simon over the Oxford Provisions?

2. What is Edward's role in the opposition between Simon and King Henry?

3. What judgment is made in the case?

4. Why do Owain and Davydd invade Gwynedd?

5. What problem have the Lusignan confronted King Henry with?

6. What is Simon de Montfort accused of by the lords of Gascony?

7. How does Edward raise an army?

8. Describe the fight that leads to Henry's surrender.

9. How is Simon's army nearly wiped out?

10. What is Henry's response to Simon's attempts to enforce the Oxford Provisions?

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