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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four 1376 - 1377/Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Friar, Brother William, doesn't suspect Katherine of foul play in Hugh's death. Instead, he believes that:
(a) Hugh died of internal bleeding
(b) Hugh might have had a heart attack
(c) Hugh's bowel burst
(d) Hugh didn't want to live anymore

3. Hugh takes the drink from Katherine and soon thereafter dreams of the Kettlethorpe Pooka Hound with "fiery-red eyes." What does the Pooka Hound symbolize?
(a) Death
(b) Sainthood
(c) Nothing. He's just a crazy dog
(d) Long life and prosperity

4. How does Katherine respond to John's amorous declaration?
(a) She no longer feels the same way toward him
(b) She met someone else and is deeply in love with this new man
(c) She has made a vow to Saint Catherine and she intends to keep it
(d) Hugh is a changed man and she thinks she's in love with him now

5. The Earl of March envies John, but thinks he has one strength and advantage that John does not:
(a) He is a better swordsman
(b) The Earl is about to father a child who is closer to the throne than any of the Lancaster children
(c) He has fathered many bastard children
(d) He is expecting children with several royal women

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John interested in marrying?

2. What is disturbing John most at this point in his life?

3. What important event takes place in April 1369?

4. Who sets the playful tone by dancing a dog on the table at Blanche's funeral dinner hosted by the king?

5. What does the local bishop call Katherine after meeting her?

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