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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dragons flew from Valyria with Aenar the Exile?

2. How old was Rhaena when she married Androw Farman?

3. How old was Androw Farman when he married Rhaena?

4. When were Prince Ameon and Jocelyn Baratheon bethrothed?

5. How old was Meria Martell, the Princess of Dorne when Rhaenys came to conquer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Maegor take another wife in 39 BC, and how was his marriage received?

2. Why did Oldtown surrender to Aegon Targaryen without a fight?

3. How were Princesses Aerea and Rhaella protected when Lord Rogar wanted to use them to take the kingdom for Jaehaerys?

4. What was Princess Aerea's condition when she returned to King's Landing?

5. How did Meraxes and Rhaenys Targaryen die?

6. How did Princess Alysanne entertain the highborn women before and during her mother's wedding?

7. How did Jaeherys do things differently when he made royal progress?

8. How did the Iron Islands come under Aegon's rule?

9. How did population increase during Jaehaerys reign?

10. How did Jaehaerys rectify some of his shortcomings at Dragonstone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jaehaerys and Alysanne were brother and sister who married and became king and queen. Were they equals on the throne?

Essay Topic 2

Gyldayn believed that some of the accounts he used for his history were biased. How did Gyldayn believe that some of the sources he used for his history were biased? Why did he use those sources anyway?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Martin use foreshadowing in Fire & Blood? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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