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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Joanna and her husband's first child?
2. Where does Joanna go to visit with her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine?
3. What reason does Joanna believe binds her husband to her no matter her behavior toward him?
4. What is a liege lord?
5. How does Joanna feel about this arranged marriage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conflict does the death of Henry Planatenet's heir cause?
2. What is significant about the pledge of loyalty the Princes of Wales make to Llewelyn after a ceremony intended for the Princes of Wales to pledge allegiance to King John?
3. Who is Stephen de Hodnet and why has he come to Llewelyn?
4. Why does King John feel that a marriage to Llewleyn ab Iorwerth will provide Joanna with a title she would not be able to secure in any other way?
5. Who is Tangwystl? What is her relationship to Llewelyn?
6. What language is spoken at Aber? How does this effect Joanna?
7. For what reason has Llewelyn ab Iowerth come to live in Shropshire? From where has he come? How does he feel about this?
8. What conflict does King John find himself embroiled in with the Pope in Chapter 19?
9. In Chapter 5, who does Llewelyn capture in Wales?
10. What happens to Llewelyn after he begins the trip back to Caus Castle from Shrewsbury?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Llewelyn and King John become enemies? Why does Llewelyn disobey King John's orders regarding Gwynwynwyn's lands? Why does Llewelyn allow Joanna to negotiate a treaty with her father, King John? Why does King John insist on taking thirty hostages from noble families in Wales? Why does Llewelyn allow Gruffydd to become one of these hostages? For how long does John keep Gruffydd? What happens to the other hostages? Why? What role does Joanna play in this disaster?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Isabelle of Angoumele? Why does John decide to marry Isabelle? What does John think of Isabelle when he first meets her? How old is Isabelle at this first meeting? How long does John court Isabelle before they are married? What does Joanna think of Isabelle upon her father's marriage? What advice does Isabelle give to Joanna when she learns that Joanna is to be married?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine? Why was she in prison for many years? Who was her first husband? Who was her second husband? Why did Eleanor have her first marriage annulled? Why did Eleanor humiliate her second husband? What was the result of that humiliation? Why does Eleanor encourage Richard to make John his heir instead of Richard's own child, Arthur? What does Joanna think of Eleanor upon their first meeting? Why does Arthur attempt to kidnap Eleanor? How does John save her?
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