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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. With what does Walter de Hodnet attempt to bribe Llewelyn and his men?
(a) Horses and French coins.
(b) Gold and horses.
(c) Lands in England.
(d) Lands in France.

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

3. How old is Isabelle of Angouleme when King John makes a deal with her father to marry her?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Seventeen.

4. What future does Llewelyn's stepfather arrange for Llewelyn?
(a) The priesthood.
(b) An education in business.
(c) Apprenticeship to a blacksmith.
(d) Placement as a squire in the home of the Earl of Chester.

5. What physical disability does Llewelyn's brother, Adda, have?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Blindness.
(c) A cleft palate.
(d) A twisted, deformed leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What outside force begins to invade Wales during the reigns of the Norman Conqueror, William the Bastard, and his sons?

2. What gift does young Joanna hope to get for her fifth birthday in Chapter 7?

3. What language is spoken in Normandy in 1183?

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

5. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine prefer that John be king over Arthur, as she states in Chapter 8?

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