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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people in Wales speak the language that Joanna speaks?
(a) Few.
(b) All.
(c) None.
(d) All, but they refuse to speak it.

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

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

4. With what does Walter de Hodnet attempt to bribe Llewelyn and his men?
(a) Horses and French coins.
(b) Lands in England.
(c) Gold and horses.
(d) Lands in France.

5. Who is Will Longsword?
(a) King Philip's brother.
(b) King John's illegitimate brother.
(c) King John's cousin.
(d) King Philip's cousin.

6. Why does Joanna's new husband cut himself and bleed on their sheets during the night?
(a) To simulate the blood of Joanna's broken maidenhead.
(b) To play a trick on Joanna.
(c) To help cure a cold.
(d) To simulate an enemy attack.

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

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

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

10. How does Joanna feel about this arranged marriage?
(a) Relieved to be away from the prying eyes of her stepmother.
(b) Saddened at the thought of leaving her father.
(c) As though she is being punished and forced to leave all she has ever known.
(d) Happy to start a life of her own.

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

12. What happened to Eleanor when she was captured during a battle against Henry's army in Aquitaine?
(a) She was killed.
(b) She was forced to give Henry a divorce.
(c) She was imprisoned until Henry's death.
(d) She was banished to France.

13. With whom did Eleanor team to fight King Henry?
(a) The King of France and the Prince of Wales.
(b) The King of France and three of her sons.
(c) All four of her sons.
(d) All four of her daughters.

14. What reason inspired the arranged marriage for Richard in 1191?
(a) An alliance with France.
(b) A political alliance with Navarre, a territory near Aquitaine.
(c) A political alliance with Aquitaine, a territory near France.
(d) An alliance with Wales.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Castle where Llewelyn lived with his mother and stepfather in 1183?

2. What reason does Joanna believe binds her husband to her no matter her behavior toward him?

3. How old was Llewelyn when he was forced to move to Shropshire with his mother in 1183?

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

5. How many children did Eleanor of Aquitaine give to King Henry?

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