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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years are King John and Isabelle married before a child is delivered into their union?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What notable person does not attend Joanna's marriage ceremony?
(a) Her stepmother, Isabelle.
(b) Her father, King John.
(c) Her uncle, Will.
(d) Her brother, Richard.

3. What is the name of the man who brought Joanna to John in Chapter 7?
(a) Simon.
(b) William.
(c) Robert.
(d) Richard.

4. Who is Gruffydd?
(a) Llewelyn's father.
(b) Llewleyn's cousin.
(c) Llewelyn's brother.
(d) Llewelyn's illegitimate son.

5. Why does Joanna's new husband decide not to take his marital rights on their wedding night?
(a) Joanna is too young.
(b) Joanna is too frightened of him.
(c) Joanna is tired.
(d) Joanna is unattractive to him.

6. What item in her husband's bedchamber does Joanna ordered burned?
(a) His legal papers.
(b) His weapons.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His bed.

7. What has happened in the relationship between King John and William de Braose, his old friend?
(a) King Philip of France.
(b) The Pope.
(c) William de Braose.
(d) Llewelyn of Wales.

8. Why do Llewelyn and his family return to Wales when Llewelyn is fourteen?
(a) The funeral of Llewelyn's uncle, Owain.
(b) The wedding of Llewelyn's cousin, Mathraval.
(c) The divorce of his mother and stepmother.
(d) To allow Llewelyn to take control of his father's lands.

9. Who is with Eleanor as she attempts to flee ahead of an enemy army of King John?
(a) Eleanor's guard and Isabelle.
(b) Isabelle and Joanna.
(c) Joanna and Eleanor's guard.
(d) Isabelle and Maude de Braose.

10. What is Fontevrault Abbey?
(a) A royal abbey where John was crowned.
(b) A royal abbey where Joanna has been sent to become a nun.
(c) A royal abbey where Eleanor has gone to recover from her grief.
(d) A royal abbey where King Richard is buried.

11. Who pays rent on the cottage where Joanna lives with her mother?
(a) Joanna's grandfather.
(b) Joanna's cousin.
(c) Joanna's father.
(d) Joanna's uncle.

12. Why did the Pope place France under Interdict after King Philip's marriage to the Duke of Meran's daughter?
(a) King Philip had been excommunicated.
(b) King Philip was already married.
(c) King Philip refused to marry the Pope's neice.
(d) King Philip paid the Duke of Meran for his daughter's hand.

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

14. How many legitimate sons did Henry Plantagenet, King of England, Lord of Ireland and Wales, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou, have?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

15. Who is Alison?
(a) Joanna's daughter.
(b) Joanna's childhood friend.
(c) Joanna's cousin.
(d) Joanna's new French speaking maid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine married to before the King of England, Henry Plantagenet?

3. Why did Richard hang a group of John's men in Chapter 6?

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

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

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