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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom do the king and John pledge their allegiance when the Old King dies?
(a) The Earl of March
(b) Richard, the Prince of Wales's son
(c) The Earl of Sussex
(d) Brother William, friar

2. Katherine reaches Blanche just in time to:
(a) Hear Blanche tell her that the duke is not who she thinks he is
(b) Get a blessing to have an affair with the duke
(c) Get a priest to administer last rites
(d) Get a judge to annul Blanche's marriage to the duke

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

4. Who, to Katherine's dismay, is in attendance at the ceremony commemorating the death of Blanche, the duke's first wife?
(a) Costanza, the duke's current wife
(b) Costanza's mother, a very bothersome woman
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer's father, who is very ill with the black plague
(d) Blanche's ghost, whom everyone can see

5. What is the name of the illness that the Prince of Wales has?
(a) Dysenterry
(b) Dementia
(c) Dropsy
(d) Cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?

2. Who orders Katherine to Kennington?

3. Why does the duke insist on seeing Katherine before remarrying?

4. What does Katherine find at the duke's gatehouse that brands him a traitor?

5. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?

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