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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 reason inspired the arranged marriage for Richard in 1191?
(a) A political alliance with Navarre, a territory near Aquitaine.
(b) A political alliance with Aquitaine, a territory near France.
(c) An alliance with France.
(d) An alliance with Wales.

2. What language is spoken in Normandy in 1183?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Gaelic.

3. Who pays rent on the cottage where Joanna lives with her mother?
(a) Joanna's uncle.
(b) Joanna's grandfather.
(c) Joanna's father.
(d) Joanna's cousin.

4. What is the name of the Castle where Llewelyn lived with his mother and stepfather in 1183?
(a) Shrewsbury Castle.
(b) Westbury Castle.
(c) Caus Castle.
(d) Shropshire Castle.

5. Who was supposed to be Henry's heir, to take the crown upon Henry Pantagenet's death?
(a) Young Henry.
(b) Richard.
(c) John.
(d) Geoffrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does John make to Joanna upon her arrival at La Vieille?

2. What is Fontevrault Abbey?

3. What promise does Eleanor of Aquitaine ask John to make when she visits him after King Henry's death?

4. Who is Thomas Corbet?

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

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