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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five/Twenty-Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Katherine visits her beloved Blanche's tomb. In the tomb, she hears Blanche's voice and decides:
(a) To leave everything and everyone and disappear without a trace
(b) To make a pilgrimmage to Canterbury
(c) To make a pilgrimmage to Our Lady Walsingham
(d) To go to Scotland and talk to the duke

3. Why is Costanza eager to make a pilgrimage to Canterbury?
(a) She hopes St. Thomas will help her get more sleep
(b) She hopes St. Thomas will make her beautiful, like Katherine
(c) She hopes St. Thomas will make Katherine magically disappear
(d) She hopes St. Thomas will help her become more fertile

4. After reversing the Parliament's measures, John still has two significant enemies:
(a) The Earl of March and Bishop Courtenay of London
(b) Isolda and Pieter
(c) The King and the Prince of Wales
(d) Katherine and Costanza

5. Katherine visits the Pessoner home only to be suddenly called away by:
(a) The king, who no longer cares for Alice Perrers
(b) The Duke of Lancaster, who requires her presence immediately
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer, who needs her help editing his latest work
(d) The Duke of Yorkshire, who wants to meet her

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose husband leads the angry mob?

2. Katherine goes to the Chapel to visit Blanches' body and finds the duke there. What does he tell her?

3. How does John suddenly strengthen his political position?

4. The Duke goes into seclusion after Blanche's burial, permitting only this person to see him:

5. John exits the obligatory mass for Blanche and encounters an angry mob who claim that:

(see the answer key)

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