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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Katherine not hesitate to go into the plague-contaminated Bolingbroke?
(a) She is a hot-headed stubborn woman who does whatever she wants
(b) She is immune to the plague
(c) She wears a special mask that makes her immune
(d) Two sorcerers accompany her

2. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?
(a) She's bringing the next of the Swynford generation
(b) She is overly demanding
(c) She looks so beautiful pregnant
(d) She is meaner than before

3. John has a dream in which he "felt the touch of the sacred oil as the archbishop anointed him and he had felt, vivid as in waking, the holy pressure" of a certain country's crown. What country's crown?
(a) Ireland
(b) Italy
(c) Scotland
(d) Castile

4. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer
(b) He's certain that the Castilians can't fight in warmer weather
(c) He's certain that it won't take long to beat
(d) He went to a fortune teller who said that the Castilians won't last long

5. Who is John interested in marrying?
(a) Elizabeth, Queen of England
(b) Costanza, Queen of Castile
(c) Alice Perrers
(d) Alice Walker

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Katherine encounter on the ship to Bordeaux?

2. Why does the duke insist on seeing Katherine before remarrying?

3. What is the main message or theme of this chapter?

4. What does John realize is causing his insanity?

5. To whom do the king and John pledge their allegiance when the Old King dies?

(see the answer key)

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