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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapters 12-17 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is King John raising an army to battle in Chapter 33?
(a) Gwenwynwyn and Llewelyn.
(b) Llewelyn and the Princes of Wales.
(c) Louis of France and his rebelling barons.
(d) Louis of France and the Princes of Wales.

2. Who comes to Joanna's defense when Gruffydd disrespects her in Chapter 26?
(a) Elen.
(b) Llewelyn.
(c) Will de Braose, grandson of William and Maude.
(d) William de Braose.

3. How does Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Lower Powys, become involved in the struggle between King John and his disgraced old friend in Chapter 24?
(a) Gwenwynwyn owns some of the lands where the conflict between John and his old friend are taking place.
(b) Gwenwynwyn tries to take lands border his territory in Wales during the chaos between John and his old friend.
(c) Gwenwynwyn decides to help John's old friend against John's army.
(d) Gwenwynwyn decides to help John fight back his old friend's raids.

4. What does Llewelyn capture in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The lands of Earl of Chester.
(b) Castles in London.
(c) Castles in Shropshire.
(d) The lands of Baldwin de Hodnet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Eleanor leave King Henry and return to her own lands in Aquitaine?

2. What reason does Elen give for not wanting to marry the man her father has chosen for her in Chapter 5?

3. Who pays rent on the cottage where Joanna lives with her mother?

4. What is the first symptom of the illness that will plague King John in the final days of his life?

5. With whom has Richard teamed to fight his father for his lands and titles?

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