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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 does Joanna learn in Chapter 9 is to become Davydd's wife when she is old enough?
(a) Isabella, Will de Braose's daughter.
(b) Taegwystl, Catherine's daughter.
(c) Maude, Will de Braose' niece.
(d) Catryn, Ednevyd's daughter.

2. What causes the uproar in Joanna's chamber at the beginning of Chapter 27, an ordeal that Llewelyn swears to never undertake again?
(a) Elen has a boil lanced.
(b) Elen has her finger amputated.
(c) Elen has a bad tooth pulled.
(d) Elen has surgery to remove a thorn in her foot.

3. What is in the message that Aubrey de Mara carries in Wales in Chapter 9?
(a) The news of the birth of Llewelyn's son.
(b) The news of Llewelyn's defeat at Mold.
(c) The news of William de Braose's death.
(d) The news of Richard's death.

4. For what reason does King John agree to accept Llewelyn's surrender in Chapter 28?
(a) To make amends with his son-in-law.
(b) To make a point to the Welsh people.
(c) To protect his own pride.
(d) To secure Davydd's future and Joanna's crown.

5. With whom does Joanna discover her daughter, Elen, is having an affair?
(a) Bran.
(b) Richard.
(c) Robert de Quincy.
(d) Earl of Chester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is openly hostile to Joanna upon her arrival in Wales?

2. What desertion causes Llewelyn's armies to fall before King John in Chapter 27?

3. How does Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Lower Powys, become involved in the struggle between King John and his disgraced old friend in Chapter 24?

4. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter 7 after being shipwrecked while sailing from Gascony back to England?

5. How many people in Wales speak the language that Joanna speaks?

(see the answer key)

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