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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three/Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Hugh indebted?
(a) John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
(b) The King
(c) Alice Perrers
(d) Geoffrey Chaucer

2. Katherine goes to mass and runs into John, disguised as a pilgrim. He tells her:
(a) He sees the ghost of his wife everywhere and is scared
(b) He's thinking of changing the law so that he can have multiple wives
(c) He loves her and cannot live without her
(d) He has become a cleric

3. After the queen finally meets Katherine, what does she order for the convent?
(a) Wine, money, and a novice with a dowry
(b) A declaration to close the convent
(c) Wine and a novice with no dowry
(d) Wine

4. Nirac overhears John's declaration to Katherine. He decides to take matters into his own hands by:
(a) Putting Hugh on the front lines in battle
(b) Poisoning Costanza
(c) Poisoning Katherine
(d) Poisoning Hugh

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katherine tell Hugh before he leaves for war?

2. What important event takes place in April 1369?

3. What happens when Hugh looks up at the black cross in Waltham Abbey?

4. When Katherine reaches Hugh in Aquitaine, he's as ill-tempered as ever. But he softens up when she tells him about:

5. Describe Katherine's reaction to the pyx when it passes the Chaucer home?

(see the answer key)

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