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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness is King John suffering when Llewelyn visits him in Chapter 38?
(a) A common cold.
(b) Gout.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Diabetes.

2. What is the name of King John's first legitimate child?
(a) Richard.
(b) Henry.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Joanna.

3. Who advises Joanna's husband that Joanna is unhappy in her new home?
(a) Isabelle.
(b) Catherine, the Norman wife of Rhys.
(c) Rhys.
(d) Llewelyn's daughter, Gwenllian.

4. Who does John fear Richard will name as his heir in Chapter 8?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Young Henry.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Will.

5. Who is Arthur's father?
(a) John, King Richard's brother.
(b) Llewelyn ab Iowerth.
(c) Geoffrey, King Richard's brother.
(d) Richard, King of England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many legitimate sons did Henry Plantagenet, King of England, Lord of Ireland and Wales, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou, have?

2. What news does a rider bring King John as he finishes his noon meal in Chapter 41?

3. Why does Richard say he did not tell Joanna about their father's cruel side in Chapter 32?

4. What does King John spend the final hours of his life doing?

5. What territory of Wales does Davydd ab Owain claim to rule in 1193?

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