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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Llewelyn's stepfather?
(a) Hugh Corbet.
(b) William de Braose.
(c) Sir John Lackland.
(d) Lord Robert Corbet.

2. Who is Thomas Corbet?
(a) Llewelyn's uncle by marriage.
(b) Llewelyn's cousin by marriage.
(c) Llewelyn's stepfather.
(d) Llewelyn's childhood friend.

3. Who is Gruffydd?
(a) Llewelyn's father.
(b) Llewleyn's cousin.
(c) Llewelyn's brother.
(d) Llewelyn's illegitimate son.

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

5. Who does Joanna think John is when she is first brought to him in La Vieille?
(a) Her mother's brother.
(b) Her father's servant.
(c) A kind stranger.
(d) Her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the traditional name of Wales?

2. Who built Dolwyddelan Castle?

3. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine take one hundred thousand silver marks to Germany in January of 1194?

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

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

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