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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John de Grey?

2. What is the nature of the falling out John has had in Chapter 22 with a long time friend?

3. Who built Dolwyddelan Castle?

4. What is Interdict?

5. Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine take one hundred thousand silver marks to Germany in January of 1194?

Short Essay Questions

1. What law forces Llewelyn's mother, Marared, to allow her son to remain in Wales and reclaim his father's lands?

2. Why does John continuously scheme against his brother Richard? Why does Eleanor of Aquitaine discourage this?

3. Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine and why does she come to visit John after the death of King Henry?

4. What has Henry Plantagenet not done that has caused conflict between him and his remaining sons?

5. What happens to Llewelyn after he begins the trip back to Caus Castle from Shrewsbury?

6. For what reason does Morgan tell Llewelyn that Richard might never have an heir to take over the crown of England should he be made Henry's heir?

7. Who is Clemence? What is significant about her death?

8. Who does Llewelyn offer sanctuary to in Chapter 26?

9. Why did King Henry have his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, imprisoned for multiple years?

10. Who is Tangwystl? What is her relationship to Llewelyn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death of King John. With whom is King John battling in the final days of his life? How does King John lose his entire treasury? What causes King John to become ill? Where is John taken as he battles his illness? Who does John name as his heir? Who is with John when he dies? For what reason? Why does Joanna suffer regret when her father dies? What change does King John's death bring to England? How does King John's death impact Wales?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine? Why was she in prison for many years? Who was her first husband? Who was her second husband? Why did Eleanor have her first marriage annulled? Why did Eleanor humiliate her second husband? What was the result of that humiliation? Why does Eleanor encourage Richard to make John his heir instead of Richard's own child, Arthur? What does Joanna think of Eleanor upon their first meeting? Why does Arthur attempt to kidnap Eleanor? How does John save her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following in detail citing examples from the novel:

1) Setting

2)Theme

3) History

4) Character.

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