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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. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine take one hundred thousand silver marks to Germany in January of 1194?
(a) To pay ransom for her daughter Joanna's release.
(b) To pay ransom for John's release.
(c) To pay ransom for Richard's new bride.
(d) To pay ransom for Richard's release.

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

3. With whom has Richard teamed to fight his father for his lands and titles?
(a) The Italian King, Penzi.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Welsh Prince, Owain.
(d) The young French King, Philip.

4. What outside force begins to invade Wales during the reigns of the Norman Conqueror, William the Bastard, and his sons?
(a) The Italians.
(b) The English.
(c) The French.
(d) The Normans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims Richard named John his heir on his death bed?

2. Who arranges a marriage for King Richard shortly after he becomes King of England?

3. Where do Eleanor and John meet in the moments before John's coronation?

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

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

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