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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four/Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Katherine reaches Blanche just in time to:
(a) Get a judge to annul Blanche's marriage to the duke
(b) Get a priest to administer last rites
(c) Hear Blanche tell her that the duke is not who she thinks he is
(d) Get a blessing to have an affair with the duke

2. Why does the duke insist on seeing Katherine before remarrying?
(a) He wants her opinion of his wedding attire
(b) He wants to know if, because Katherine was close to Blanche, she thinks Blanche would approve of the union
(c) He wants her permission to marry a queen
(d) He wants to see if he's over her

3. What does Katherine find at the duke's gatehouse that brands him a traitor?
(a) A ten-foot high cross, painted in black
(b) A four-foot high cross, painted red
(c) The Duke's shield, painted in red
(d) The duke's shield, turned upside down

4. Why does Katherine find Philippa's letter so upsetting?
(a) Philippa preaches to her about childbearing
(b) Philippa refuses to visit her
(c) Philippa assumes that Katherine is living in great comfort and luxury
(d) Philippa says Katherine is a bad person who deserves an equally bad husband

5. Also at the House of Commons, Alice Perrers is accused of:
(a) Bribery, fraud, theft, and holding the king with witchcraft
(b) Spying for the Castilians
(c) Spying for the Italians
(d) Putting a spell on the Queen

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to dystentery, what else plagues Hugh?

2. Why does Hugh order Katherine to stay away from Nichola?

3. Who, to Katherine's dismay, is in attendance at the ceremony commemorating the death of Blanche, the duke's first wife?

4. The Duke manages to get Katherine to go to Aquitaine under what pretense?

5. What keeps Katherine from going to Bolingbroke sooner?

(see the answer key)

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