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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Eleanor leave King Henry and return to her own lands in Aquitaine?
(a) King Henry wanted more children.
(b) King Henry was abusive.
(c) King Henry wanted a divorce.
(d) King Henry was flaunting his mistress.

2. Who arranges a marriage for King Richard shortly after he becomes King of England?
(a) Eleanor of Aquitaine.
(b) King Philip of France.
(c) King Henry of England.
(d) The Earl of Mortain.

3. Who is John de Grey?
(a) King John's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury.
(b) The new Bishop of Norwich.
(c) The new Pope.
(d) The Pope's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury.

4. What does Joanna find when she enters her husband's bedchamber to give him a gift she has brought?
(a) Catherine, Joanna's friend.
(b) A drunken orgy.
(c) Cristyn, his mistress.
(d) No one, an empty room.

5. What future does Llewelyn's stepfather arrange for Llewelyn?
(a) The priesthood.
(b) An education in business.
(c) Placement as a squire in the home of the Earl of Chester.
(d) Apprenticeship to a blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Joanna taken after her mother's death in Chapter 7?

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

3. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine take one hundred thousand silver marks to Germany in January of 1194?

4. What gift does John make to Joanna upon her arrival at La Vieille?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Morgan tell Llewelyn that Richard might never have an heir to take over the crown of England should he be made Henry's heir?

2. Why does Llewelyn defy King John and attack Lower Powys after the arrest of Gwenwynwyn, the Prince of Lower Powys?

3. What has Henry Plantagenet not done that has caused conflict between him and his remaining sons?

4. In the six or seven years that Llewleyn has been back in Wales, what territories has he managed to capture? Why?

5. Why does John continuously scheme against his brother Richard? Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine discourage this?

6. In Chapter 20, what right Welsh law does Joanna have that Llewelyn explains to her after she discovers his infidelity?

7. What does Henry Plantagenet tell John that causes him to decide to join Richard in his fight for the crown rather than to remain at his father's side?

8. How many children does Joanna discover Llewelyn has and how does she feel about them?

9. What is Eleanor's relationship like with King John in the final years of her life? How does she die?

10. What happens to Arthur after King John takes him prisoner in Chapter 12?

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