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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many mourners follow Janey's coffin?
(a) Nearly 300.
(b) 350.
(c) 275.
(d) Not quite 400.

2. What color wig does Elizabeth wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blond.
(d) Brown.

3. What does Katherine christen her second son?
(a) William.
(b) Thomas.
(c) James.
(d) Andrew.

4. What scent does Mary spray on herself from Elizabeth's table before her wedding?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Lily of the Valley.
(d) Roses.

5. Who baptizes Katherine's son?
(a) A minister.
(b) Ned.
(c) The midwife.
(d) Sir Edward.

6. What excuse does Katherine give so she does not have to go hunting in November 1560?
(a) Cramps.
(b) Toothache.
(c) Cold.
(d) Headache.

7. In the summer of 1562, what bird comes to Katherine's window in the Tower attracted by bread crumbs she puts there?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Dove.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Robin.

8. For how many days do Katherine and Ned go back and forth to the archbishop?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

9. What does Katherine name her son?
(a) Louis.
(b) Edward.
(c) Henry.
(d) William.

10. Where is Margaret Douglas's home?
(a) Essex.
(b) Somerset.
(c) Kent.
(d) Yorkshire.

11. In 1560, how old is Mary Queen of Scots?
(a) 21.
(b) 24.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

12. What color eyes does Katherine's son have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

13. When is Margaret Douglas arrested and sent to the Tower after her husband and son go to Scotland?
(a) August 1565.
(b) Summer 1565.
(c) May 1565.
(d) Fall 1565.

14. How much time does Ned bribe a guard to allow him to be with Katherine in the summer of 1562?
(a) An hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

15. Where is Katherine when she is arrested?
(a) Whitehall Palace.
(b) Greenwich Castle.
(c) Nonsuch Palace.
(d) Baynard's Castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors are Elizabeth's ladies, like Mary allowed to wear?

2. In the autumn of 1562 when Queen Elizabeth is ill, who does she name as her heir?

3. After Elizabeth's birthday celebration how late does Katherine lie awake in her bed until she finally falls asleep?

4. At Christmas of 1563, what hood is Queen Elizabeth wearing when Mary meets her as Mary comes from the gatehouse?

5. How old is Mary when she weds Thomas?

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