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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Llewelyn when he was forced to move to Shropshire with his mother in 1183?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

2. What is Fontevrault Abbey?
(a) A royal abbey where Joanna has been sent to become a nun.
(b) A royal abbey where King Richard is buried.
(c) A royal abbey where Eleanor has gone to recover from her grief.
(d) A royal abbey where John was crowned.

3. Who accuses John of killing King Henry by choosing to join Richard's battle against Henry?
(a) His brother, Young Henry.
(b) His illegitimate brother, Will.
(c) His illegitimate brother, Geoffrey.
(d) His brother, Richard.

4. From whom do the people of Wales believe they are descended?
(a) Persephone and Hades.
(b) Brutus and the citizens of ancient Troy.
(c) Caesar and the citizens of Rome.
(d) Hercules and the demigods of Greece.

5. Where do Eleanor and John meet in the moments before John's coronation?
(a) In the sanctuary of the church.
(b) In the Bishop's room.
(c) Before the tombs of Geoffrey and Young Henry.
(d) Before the tombs of Richard and Henry Plantagenet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John fear Richard will name as his heir in Chapter 8?

2. How many legitimate sons did Henry Plantagenet, King of England, Lord of Ireland and Wales, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou, have?

3. Who arrives just as Eleanor is preparing her companions to be taken hostage by the enemy army?

4. Who is Stephen de Hodnet?

5. How old is Isabelle of Angouleme when King John makes a deal with her father to marry her?

(see the answer key)

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