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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Katherine not hesitate to go into the plague-contaminated Bolingbroke?
(a) She wears a special mask that makes her immune
(b) She is a hot-headed stubborn woman who does whatever she wants
(c) She is immune to the plague
(d) Two sorcerers accompany her

2. What does Katherine find at the duke's gatehouse that brands him a traitor?
(a) A ten-foot high cross, painted in black
(b) The Duke's shield, painted in red
(c) A four-foot high cross, painted red
(d) The duke's shield, turned upside down

3. John has a dream in which he "felt the touch of the sacred oil as the archbishop anointed him and he had felt, vivid as in waking, the holy pressure" of a certain country's crown. What country's crown?
(a) Italy
(b) Scotland
(c) Ireland
(d) Castile

4. How does Nirac describe Costanza's appearance?
(a) Plain and forgetful
(b) So repulsive that it would be best to look elsewhere in her presence
(c) Exquisite, voluptuous, dressed in the most beautiful dresses
(d) Shabby, bony, flat-chested with a hair shirt to remind her of her father

5. Why does Katherine find Philippa's letter so upsetting?
(a) Philippa preaches to her about childbearing
(b) Philippa says Katherine is a bad person who deserves an equally bad husband
(c) Philippa assumes that Katherine is living in great comfort and luxury
(d) Philippa refuses to visit her

Short Answer Questions

1. Katherine manages to stop the duke on his rampage by telling him she no longer wears his ring because:

2. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?

3. The meeting of the House of Commons yields several major accusations. The King's chamberlain, Lord Latimer, is accused of:

4. Also at the House of Commons, Alice Perrers is accused of:

5. What keeps Katherine from going to Bolingbroke sooner?

(see the answer key)

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