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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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 Richard's new bride.
(b) To pay ransom for Richard's release.
(c) To pay ransom for John's release.
(d) To pay ransom for her daughter Joanna's release.

2. To whom does King John arrange for his daughter, Joanna, to marry?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Llewelyn ab Iowerth.
(c) Will.
(d) King Philip.

3. Who is Thomas Corbet?
(a) Llewelyn's cousin by marriage.
(b) Llewelyn's childhood friend.
(c) Llewelyn's stepfather.
(d) Llewelyn's uncle by marriage.

4. How much sooner than expected does Joanna arrive home to Wales after her trip?
(a) A month.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

5. What is unusual about Joanna's labor that causes those caring for her to fear for her life in Chapter 24?
(a) The baby was in the wrong position and refused attempts to move.
(b) A Cesarean had to be performed.
(c) The water did not break on its own and Joanna bled heavily.
(d) The labor pains were weak, delaying the delivery.

6. Who claims Richard named John his heir on his death bed?
(a) Arthur of Brittany.
(b) William de Braose.
(c) Thomas Corbet.
(d) Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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

8. Who advises Joanna's husband that Joanna is unhappy in her new home?
(a) Rhys.
(b) Catherine, the Norman wife of Rhys.
(c) Llewelyn's daughter, Gwenllian.
(d) Isabelle.

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

10. From whom do the people of Wales believe they are descended?
(a) Hercules and the demigods of Greece.
(b) Brutus and the citizens of ancient Troy.
(c) Caesar and the citizens of Rome.
(d) Persephone and Hades.

11. What is the name of King John's first legitimate child?
(a) Henry.
(b) Isabelle.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Richard.

12. What does King John warn the Welsh Princes not to do in Chapter 24?
(a) Invade French lands.
(b) Invade Norman lands.
(c) Invade Welsh lands.
(d) Invade Gwenwynwyn's lands.

13. Where does Joanna go to visit with her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine?
(a) Mirebeau.
(b) Westminster Abbey.
(c) Shropeshire.
(d) Fontevrault Abbey.

14. What is Interdict?
(a) Exclusion of a single person from the Catholic Curch.
(b) Refusal to allow a person divorce in the Catholic Church.
(c) Bringing legal charges against a person.
(d) Refusal of sacraments to a group of people in the Catholic Church.

15. Who is Stephen de Hodnet?
(a) A friend of Llewelyn's stepfather.
(b) A bully who tries to break Llewelyn's arm.
(c) A local politician Llewelyn annoys.
(d) A young neighbor Llewelyn befriends.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason inspired the arranged marriage for Richard in 1191?

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

4. What is in the message that Aubrey de Mara carries in Wales in Chapter 9?

5. What is Fontevrault Abbey?

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