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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the duke take Katherine?
(a) Versailles
(b) Windsor Castle
(c) Corsica
(d) The Captal de Buch's chateau

2. As the Savoy explodes and peasants pillage its wine cellars, Cob stares at Katherine lying unconscious on the ground. He considers stealing her purse but stops. Why?
(a) He would become a target of other peasants if the purse is found on him
(b) He sees the Swynford coat of arms which remind him of home and his long family history of loyalty to the Swynfords
(c) He knows that without her purse, Katherine stands less of a chance at survival than him
(d) The purse reminds him of his long family history of stealing and he wants to break the cycle

3. Describe Katherine's reaction to the pyx when it passes the Chaucer home?
(a) She's shocked the pyx is so ugly
(b) She's ashamed of herself for wanting to escape marrying Hugh
(c) She's ashamed because she can't remember what the pyx is
(d) She's ashamed because she's suddenly in love with Geoffrecy

4. What announcement does the Duke of Lancaster make when he arrives?
(a) Henry won't attend the festivities
(b) Henry Trastamare has usurped the throne of Castile
(c) Henry prefers to be known as Harry, Prince of Wales
(d) Henry Trastamare has sailed with Christopher Columbus to the New World

5. The king reads the message from John and decides:
(a) Percy of Northumberland did the right thing and will be rewarded
(b) Percy of Northumberland's actions had no royal sanction, so he welcomes John back to England
(c) John will stay in Scotland and Percy will be welcomed to England
(d) He cannot decipher John's strange message so nothing happens

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the duke's men are happy except for Baron de la Pole. The Baron gets sent away for openly expressing his concerns to the duke. On his way to Havering, he meets Brother William Appleton who tells him something interesting about the duke. What does he tell Baron?

2. What announcement does Katherine make to John in the spring?

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?

4. When Blanchette, who loves Robin, refuses to marry Ralph of Hastings, what does she say to Katherine?

5. Who was Isolda?

(see the answer key)

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