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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six/Thirty-Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thomas Swynford is now nineteen and a knight. Who does he serve?
(a) Princess Joan
(b) Costanza, the Queen of Castile
(c) The Duke of Lancaster
(d) Henry of Bolingbroke, his half brother

2. When John Beaufort comes to see Katherine, he brings with him a letter from his father. On it is a seal which indicates:
(a) John is no longer the King of Castile
(b) John is now King of Italy
(c) John has redesigned his coat of arms to indicate his greater wealth
(d) John is indeed the son of a Flemish man

3. What happens when Richard asks Thomas Swynford to try on the heavy crown?
(a) The Earl of March violently intervenes
(b) The Duke of Lancaster violently intervenes
(c) Thomas suddenly becomes invisible
(d) Thomas puts it on and falls to the ground

4. Who is now the master at Kettlethorpe?
(a) Cob o'Fenton
(b) Robert Sutton
(c) Hawise's husband Jack
(d) John Ball

5. Katherine initially decides against seeing John again. But Harry convinces her to be a part of the reunion because:
(a) Leaving might prejudice the children against him
(b) He hasn't had time to arrange an escort for her to go elsewhere
(c) He has hired a portrait artist to paint all of them together
(d) He is afraid of being alone with John

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Katherine when she learns that both Trastamare and King Charles of France have died?

2. Katherine stays in a pilgrim hotel in Waltham. She hears the king will be arriving and hopes:

3. Who does the king's squire, Robin, think is a challenge for the duke?

4. Whose husband leads the angry mob?

5. What does the duke do with his children on Maundy Thursday?

(see the answer key)

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