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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Llewelyn capture during the attack on Mold in Chapter 9?
(a) Thomas Corbet and Aubrey de Mara.
(b) Aubrey de Mara and Stephen de Hodnet.
(c) King John and Aubrey de Mara.
(d) Aubrey de Mara and William de Braose.

2. Who built Dolwyddelan Castle?
(a) The Welsh.
(b) The Irish.
(c) The French.
(d) The English.

3. How many separate kingdoms are there in Wales as the novel begins?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

5. Who brings an army toward Eleanor's whereabouts in order to take her captive in a fight against King John?
(a) King Henry.
(b) Arthur.
(c) William de Braose.
(d) Llewelyn.

6. Who tells young Joanna the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine?
(a) Isabelle.
(b) John.
(c) Will.
(d) Llewellyn.

7. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine take one hundred thousand silver marks to Germany in January of 1194?
(a) To pay ransom for John's release.
(b) To pay ransom for her daughter Joanna's release.
(c) To pay ransom for Richard's new bride.
(d) To pay ransom for Richard's release.

8. What is excommunication?
(a) Banning a whole country of people from sacraments in the Catholic Church temporarily.
(b) Condemning a person to death after a legal trial.
(c) Refusing to communicate with a person as a form of punishment.
(d) Banning a single person from all sacraments in the Catholic Church permenantly.

9. Who advises Joanna that she should seduce her husband and encourage him to consummate the marriage?
(a) John.
(b) Richard.
(c) Will.
(d) Isabelle.

10. Who arrives just as Eleanor is preparing her companions to be taken hostage by the enemy army?
(a) John and his army.
(b) Llewelyn and his army.
(c) Philip and his army.
(d) Arthur and his army.

11. Who is Ingeborg?
(a) The wife of King Philip of France.
(b) The wife of Iowerth of Wales.
(c) The wife of William de Braose.
(d) The first wife of King Henry.

12. What reason does Joanna believe binds her husband to her no matter her behavior toward him?
(a) His need for an alliance with King John.
(b) His need of a mother for his children.
(c) His promise to Eleanor of Aquitaine of fidelity.
(d) His promise to her in church.

13. What is the nature of the falling out John has had in Chapter 22 with a long time friend?
(a) Land.
(b) Money.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Greed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Geoffrey's, son of Henry Plantagenet, title before his untimely death?

2. To whom does King John arrange for his daughter, Joanna, to marry?

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

4. What does Llewelyn plan to do now that he has returned to Wales?

5. What is Interdict?

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