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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who orders Katherine to Kennington?
(a) The King
(b) The Duke
(c) Hawise
(d) Princess Joan, John's sister and mother of Prince Richard

2. How did the Duchess's children evade the Plague?
(a) They were safe in the North Tower throughout the scourge
(b) They are actually Gascons, who are born with Plague immunity
(c) They hid underground where they could not contract the disease
(d) They were on holiday in France where there is no Plague

3. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?
(a) She sees a 10-foot high black cross hanging from the entry
(b) Hugh comes rushing after her and tells her the news
(c) She sees servants' heads on pikes, the universal plague warning
(d) She sees a 4-foot high red cross painted at the bottom of the drawbridge

4. What does Katherine tell John when she returns to Bordeaux?
(a) She's pregnant with his child
(b) She has changed her mind and wants to become a nun
(c) She fell in love with Nirac and they are eloping
(d) She feels she's still married to Hugh and cannot be unfaithful to his memory

5. Who was Isolda?
(a) Alice Perrer's older sister
(b) John of Gaunt's sister
(c) A mysterious servant who charmed the royals
(d) John of Gaunt's mother

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nirac describe Costanza's appearance?

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

3. Why does John turn down the idea that he should stay in Scotland because the people here love him and will likely give him an army?

4. What does John realize is causing his insanity?

5. Nirac's feelings toward Katherine go from loyalty to hatred. Resigned that he'll never be greatly admired by John, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

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