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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hostage from his battles does Llewleyn send to stay at Rhosyr in Chapter 9?
(a) Stephen de Hodnet.
(b) Eleanor, Joanna's cousin.
(c) Richard, Joanna's brother.
(d) Will de Braose.

2. What promise does Llewelyn force Joanna to make before taking her back as his wife in Chapter 32?
(a) That she will disown her own father.
(b) She will use her influence to force King John to release the surviving hostages.
(c) That she will never leave him again.
(d) That she will no longer divide her loyalties between Llewelyn and John.

3. What territories in Normandy does Louis control as described in Chapter 1?
(a) Windsor and thirty percent of John's realm.
(b) Ninety percent of John's realm.
(c) London and half of John's realm.
(d) Wales and five percent of John's realm.

4. What castle falls to King Philip in Chapter 40 that leaves King John wondering if his people will betray him?
(a) Rochester Castle.
(b) Dover Castle.
(c) Nottingham Castle.
(d) Windsor Castle.

5. Who gives King John directions for crossing the River Wellstream on the day following the feast in Chapter 41?
(a) Brother Thomas.
(b) Richard.
(c) The Prior.
(d) Peter of the Bail.

6. What does Llewelyn do that causes King John, in Chapter 30, to begin executing hostages?
(a) Sieze lands belonging to King John that once belonged to Wales.
(b) Stole from King John's treasury.
(c) Divorced Joanna.
(d) Made a bargain with the Pope to assasinate King John.

7. What does Joanna think will save Elen's marriage and make her happy in Chapter 7?
(a) Blessings from the Pope.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A child.
(d) An affair.

8. Who does Llewelyn meet on the battlefield in Chapter 6?
(a) Will de Braose.
(b) King Henry.
(c) Gruffydd.
(d) Stephen de Hodnet.

9. What reason does Elen give for not wanting to marry the man her father has chosen for her in Chapter 5?
(a) She does not like him.
(b) She would prefer to be a nun.
(c) She wants to choose her own husband.
(d) She loves someone else.

10. What illness is King John suffering when Llewelyn visits him in Chapter 38?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Gout.
(c) A common cold.
(d) Influenza.

11. What does Joanna recognize in Gruffydd when he returns to Wales after being held by King John as a hostage?
(a) He no longer wishes Joanna ill will.
(b) He has become gentler and kind.
(c) He is more determined than ever to remove Joanna from his life.
(d) He is just as dark and dangerous as before.

12. What has Joanna's affair caused Llewelyn and the people of Wales to question in Chapter 12 of Book 2?
(a) Davydd's paternity.
(b) Elen's paternity.
(c) Joanna's loyalty.
(d) Joanna's honesty.

13. What causes Louis to relinquish his territories in Normandy and end the war?
(a) The involvement of the Prince of Wales.
(b) Pressure from his father, King Philip.
(c) Pressure from the Pope.
(d) Anti-French antagonism.

14. 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.

15. What is the first symptom of the illness that will plague King John in the final days of his life?
(a) Fever.
(b) Stomach cramps.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Extreme thirst.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Llewelyn in Chapter 4 that Gruffydd has taken up arms against Wales, Llewelyn in particular?

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

3. What item, untouched, does Llewelyn return to Joanna her first day of exile?

4. Where has John been staying when Richard goes to meet up with him in Chapter 33?

5. Why does King John turn to the Pope as an ally in Chapter 33?

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