View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Ball leads mobs across England, demanding the heads of:
(a) Simon Sudbury, the Bishop, Robert Hales, the Treasurer, and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
(b) Brother William and Katherine Swynford
(c) The Earl of March and Brother William
(d) Katherine Swynford and Costanza, Queen of Castile

2. Katherine's daughter Joan says her brother Thomas hates the king, saying he describes the king as:
(a) Scarier than the devil
(b) Uglier than the Hunchback of Notre Dame
(c) So sickly he could knock him down by just touching him
(d) Womanish, soft-bellied and two-tongued

3. King Richard and his queen are about to travel through England on a goodwill tour to boost his popularity. Their visit to Lincoln will be their first in how many years?
(a) Nine
(b) Ten
(c) Eight
(d) Five

4. What does Richard do after the Duke of Lancaster's death?
(a) He executes every last member of the Lancaster clan
(b) He goes into seclusion in the tower and mourns his death for six months
(c) He kicks Katherine and her children out of Windsor
(d) He confiscates all of the Lancastrian estates

5. What does Cob do to reawaken the unconscious Katherine?
(a) He waves ammonia under her nose
(b) He rolls her into a nearby brook
(c) He slaps her a few times
(d) He shakes her violently

Short Answer Questions

1. At Our Lady of Walsingham's shrine, what miracle does Katherine pray for?

2. Where does Katherine feel she should now return?

3. At the Pessoners, Geoffrey calls the hatred of the duke senseless and unjust. What does Katherine say about that?

4. What is the reaction of the servants to Katherine's return to Kettlethorpe?

5. What does Father Oswald refuse to grant Katherine after she confesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Bishop Courtenay, one of the duke's enemies, tells the angry mobs to stop rioting and go home. What do the mobs do to "content" themselves in the meantime?

2. Why does Katherine risk revealing her true identity in front of the other peasants in order to save Cob?

3. What does the duke learn when he is denied re-entry into England?

4. What comment does Baron de la Pole make about Katherine that displeases the duke but might be very true politically?

5. Katherine regains her memory of the events following Brother William's death and the flight of Blanchette. Where and to whom does she go to seek help in finding Blanchette?

6. When John Beaufort comes to see Katherine at Kettlethorpe, what does he tell her?

7. Although Katherine and the duke are still not married, they openly show their relationship. What are some examples of how they do that?

8. Cob o'Fenton goes to quite a lot of trouble to help Katherine get to safety after the angry peasants break into and destroy Savoy. However, what does he say when they are safe at the Pessoners and she drinks from his mug of ale?

9. Although Alice Perrers is free again and with the king, this status is short-lived when what happens? And what does she do?

10. When the news arrives that Trastamare and the king of France are dead, Spain and France are essentially both leaderless. The throne of Castile is now within the duke's grasp. Although Katherine worries about being around Costanza, what does she realize most about the duke's ambitions?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,010 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample