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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?
(a) She sees a 4-foot high red cross painted at the bottom of the drawbridge
(b) She sees a 10-foot high black cross hanging from the entry
(c) She sees servants' heads on pikes, the universal plague warning
(d) Hugh comes rushing after her and tells her the news

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

4. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:
(a) Getting a measure passed for the hanging of Alice Perrers
(b) The way he is dressed
(c) Taking a nap after the session
(d) Having lunch with Alice Perrers

5. Who or what are the "four dread horsemen of the Apocalypse"?
(a) There are really only two: Famine and War
(b) Famine, War, Sloth and Hanging
(c) Peace, Love, Understanding and Wisdom
(d) Famine, War, Pestilence and Death

6. What does Katherine realize about herself after hearing Geoffrey read the love poem?
(a) He's not a very talented writer
(b) She has never, and may never, experience true love
(c) She makes all men who meet her fall in love with her
(d) She liked his comic poetry more than his romantic verse

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

8. How does the duke react to news of Hugh's death?
(a) He thanks Nirac for being a great loyal servant
(b) With deep sadness
(c) He snickers and says Hugh got what he deserved
(d) With joy

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

10. In 1372, Costanza gives birth to a daughter named Catalina. What is that name's equivalent in English?
(a) Constantine
(b) Katherine
(c) Cecilia
(d) It has no English equivalent

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

12. The Duke's pious daughter Philippa worries about her father's relationship with Katherine because:
(a) It's embarrassing to her
(b) They live in sin
(c) She fears being beheaded for her father's sins
(d) It's not convenient for her

13. What assumption has Katherine made about her release from the convent?
(a) That her sister Philippa has sent for her
(b) That she's being transferred to another convent
(c) That a husband has been chosen for her and she will soon be married
(d) That someone has hired her as a governess

14. Hugh is initially suspicious as to why the duke has forgiven his debts. When Katherine reassures him that it must be the Duke's way of thanking her for taking care of the Duchess, how does Hugh react?
(a) He slaps her across the face
(b) He kisses her left foot
(c) He kisses her passionately
(d) He kisses her hand lightly

15. Why does Nirac, the duke's loyal servant, decide to guard Katherine with his life?
(a) He has nothing else to do
(b) He thinks he's in love with Katherine
(c) He thinks Katherine and the duke are in a serious romantic relationship
(d) The Duke threatens him if he doesn't

Short Answer Questions

1. The Duke manages to get Katherine to go to Aquitaine under what pretense?

2. How does Bolingbroke, the home of the Lancasters, compare with Kettlethorpe?

3. Why does Katherine not hesitate to go into the plague-contaminated Bolingbroke?

4. What happens when Katherine goes alone to the courtyard?

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

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