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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 traditional name of Wales?

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

3. What promise does Eleanor of Aquitaine ask John to make when she visits him after King Henry's death?

4. What happened to Eleanor when she was captured during a battle against Henry's army in Aquitaine?

5. Who comes to Joanna's defense when Gruffydd disrespects her in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Llewelyn offer sanctuary to in Chapter 26?

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

3. What law forces Llewelyn's mother, Marared, to allow her son to remain in Wales and reclaim his father's lands?

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

6. Why has King John had a falling out with William de Braose in Chapter 22?

7. Who is Tangwystl? What is her relationship to Llewelyn?

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

9. How do Eleanor and Joanna end up under siege in the castle at Mirabeau?

10. Who is kidnapped by the Austrians? Why does John attempted to pay the Austrians to keep this person a full year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With whom does Joanna have an affair at the end of the novel? Why did Joanna indulge in this affair? How did Joanna feel about her lover? When did this affair end? Why did this lover not take no for an answer after Joanna ended the affair? Who catches Joanna alone with her lover? Who sent this person a message suggesting Joanna was ill? What is the result of this person finding Joanna alone with her naked lover?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following in detail citing examples from the novel:

1) Setting

2)Theme

3) History

4) Character.

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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