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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Llewelyn react in Chapter 8 when he walks in on an argument between Gruffydd and Joanna that has resulted in Gruffydd disrespecting his stepmother in public?
(a) Imprisons him in a deserted castle.
(b) Orders his death.
(c) Disowns him and sends him away.
(d) Exhiles him to Normandy.

2. Who is King John raising an army to battle in Chapter 33?
(a) Gwenwynwyn and Llewelyn.
(b) Louis of France and the Princes of Wales.
(c) Llewelyn and the Princes of Wales.
(d) Louis of France and his rebelling barons.

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

4. Who does Joanna learn in Chapter 9 is to become Davydd's wife when she is old enough?
(a) Isabella, Will de Braose's daughter.
(b) Taegwystl, Catherine's daughter.
(c) Maude, Will de Braose' niece.
(d) Catryn, Ednevyd's daughter.

5. What desertion causes Llewelyn's armies to fall before King John in Chapter 27?
(a) Rhys and Owain.
(b) Owain and Lord Hywel.
(c) Lord Hywel and Prince Madog.
(d) Rhys and Prince Madog.

6. Where has Gruffydd spent the months since the hangings at Nottingham?
(a) A seaside castle.
(b) A cell.
(c) A locked bed chamber.
(d) A dark cellar.

7. What causes Louis to relinquish his territories in Normandy and end the war?
(a) Pressure from his father, King Philip.
(b) Pressure from the Pope.
(c) The involvement of the Prince of Wales.
(d) Anti-French antagonism.

8. What news does a rider bring King John as he finishes his noon meal in Chapter 41?
(a) The Scots King approaches with a large army.
(b) Isabelle has died in childbirth.
(c) The men and horses carrying the national treasure have gotten caught in quicksand at high tide.
(d) King Louis is approaching with a large army.

9. Who agrees to help Joanna in Chapter 8 force Llewelyn to send Gruffydd away after a fight between Gruffydd and Davydd?
(a) Madog.
(b) Ednyved.
(c) Rhys.
(d) Gwenydd.

10. What does Joanna offer to do in Chapter 27 to help ease Llewelyn's decision to surrender to King John?
(a) Joanna offers to pay Norman soldiers to fight for Llweleyn.
(b) Joanna offers to talk the disloyal Welshmen back to Llewelyn's army.
(c) Joanna offers to write a letter of surrender.
(d) Joanna offers to go to her father and arrange the surrender.

11. What reason does Elen give for not wanting to marry the man her father has chosen for her in Chapter 5?
(a) She loves someone else.
(b) She wants to choose her own husband.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) She would prefer to be a nun.

12. How does Joanna unknowingly save Gruffydd's life in Chapter 30?
(a) By leaving her husband and going to King John.
(b) By sending a letter to Richard warning of an assassination plot.
(c) By sending a letter to her father warning him of a plot against his life.
(d) By having an affair with Will de Braose.

13. What has Joanna's affair caused Llewelyn and the people of Wales to question in Chapter 12 of Book 2?
(a) Elen's paternity.
(b) Davydd's paternity.
(c) Joanna's loyalty.
(d) Joanna's honesty.

14. Where does Llewelyn find Joanna more than a month after she left Wales?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Brewood Priory.
(c) Shropesburg Priory.
(d) Fontevrault Abbey.

15. What is the first symptom of the illness that will plague King John in the final days of his life?
(a) Extreme thirst.
(b) Fever.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Stomach cramps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Llewelyn in Chapter 4 that Gruffydd has taken up arms against Wales, Llewelyn in particular?

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

3. How is Gruffydd's release finally secured?

4. How did Maude de Braose die?

5. Who, in Chapter 8, collapses at Easter and dies, shocking everyone present?

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