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

2. What notable person does not attend Joanna's marriage ceremony?
(a) Her brother, Richard.
(b) Her stepmother, Isabelle.
(c) Her father, King John.
(d) Her uncle, Will.

3. What is Interdict?
(a) Refusal of the church to recognize a marriage or birth.
(b) An exclusion from church sacrament.
(c) An exclusion of the baptismal rights to children of excommunicated rulers.
(d) Excommunication of a country's ruler.

4. Who is Joanna's biological father?
(a) Llewelyn.
(b) John, son of Henry Plantagenet.
(c) Hugh Corbet.
(d) King Richard.

5. What is Mold as described in Chapter 9?
(a) A castle in Powys.
(b) A castle in Shropshire.
(c) A castle in Normandy.
(d) A castle in Gwynedd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many separate kingdoms are there in Wales as the novel begins?

2. How does Joanna feel about this arranged marriage?

3. Who was supposed to be Henry's heir, to take the crown upon Henry Pantagenet's death?

4. Where does Joanna go to visit with her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine?

5. What is the name of Llewelyn's stepfather?

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