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Isabel: Jewel of Castilla Trivia Quiz

This book is about a young princess in Spain who has to witness her two feuding brothers fight over a kingdom, and she is the only one to remember that peace is more important than power. The book by Carolyn Meyer is part of the Royal Diaries series.

A multiple-choice quiz by Priscilla9. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Priscilla9

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
221,850

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the first line Isabel enters into her journal on February 19, 1466? Hint

I cannot believe the manner in which God has chosen to punish me.

Since midnight I have knelt for hours on the stone floor and taken only water and a little bread.

The royal seamstresses appeared in my chambers, sent by Queen Juana.

Visits from El Zorro and El Toro.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Isabel was the mother of King Henry VIII's first wife.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was always trying to find Isabel a husband? Hint

Alfonso

Enrique IV

Queen Juana

Catalina Valera

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Question 4 of 10

4. If one was going to pronounce Isabel's name the way the Spanish do, how would it be heard? Hint

hee ha bell

I sah bull

ee sah BEHL

ee say bull

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of Alfonso's friend who was killed in a joust? Hint

Charles, Duke of Berry

Pedro Pimental

Juan Pacheco

Ana

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Question 6 of 10

6. Isabel was the one who sent Christopher Columbus with three ships for exploration.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Isabel married Richard, Duke of Gloucester without her older brother's permission.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is not the name of one of Isabel's children? Hint

Enrique

Maria

Isabel

Juan

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Isabel die? Hint

October 6, 1543

December 2, 2005

November 26, 1504

August 1, 1555

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of Isabel's children was the first to die? Hint

Enrique

Juana

Juan

Maria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the first line Isabel enters into her journal on February 19, 1466?

Answer: Since midnight I have knelt for hours on the stone floor and taken only water and a little bread.

The first entry Isabel wrote in her journal was on Ash Wednesday.

2. Isabel was the mother of King Henry VIII's first wife.

Answer: True

Catherine of Aragon was Isabel's daughter, and the wife of King Henry VIII. She first married Henry's older brother Arthur, but he died a few months after the marriage, and then she married Henry. When Catherine could not give Henry a son, he divorced her to marry Anne Boleyn.

3. Who was always trying to find Isabel a husband?

Answer: Enrique IV

Enrique IV was Isabel's older half brother. He was involved in a feud with Isabel's younger brother, Alfonso, for the kingdom.

4. If one was going to pronounce Isabel's name the way the Spanish do, how would it be heard?

Answer: ee sah BEHL

Spanish is a Romance language, meaning that it is based in Latin, the language spoken by the Romans.

5. What was the name of Alfonso's friend who was killed in a joust?

Answer: Pedro Pimental

The loss of Pedro is a very sad part of the book.

6. Isabel was the one who sent Christopher Columbus with three ships for exploration.

Answer: True

The three ships were called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus "discovered" the new world (North America) in 1492.

7. Isabel married Richard, Duke of Gloucester without her older brother's permission.

Answer: False

Though Isabel did marry without her brother's consent, it was not to Richard. She married Fernando of Aragon, and had five children. Her third child, Maria, would have been a twin but her sister was stillborn.

8. Which is not the name of one of Isabel's children?

Answer: Enrique

Isabel actually had her fourth child share her name!

9. When did Isabel die?

Answer: November 26, 1504

Her husband Fernando died in 1516 and was buried right beside her.

10. Which of Isabel's children was the first to die?

Answer: Juan

Juan was born in 1478 and died in 1497. The second child was a daughter, Juana (1479-1555), then Maria (1482-1517), Isabel (1470-1498) and Catalina (1485-1533).

Source: Author Priscilla9

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