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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action by the king infuriates Emmannuel Downing, John Winthrop and others?
(a) The king has issued higher taxes on rum.
(b) The king has changed the marriage laws.
(c) The king has granted territory in America to other men.
(d) The king has claimed the Roman Catholic Church as the only church in England.

2. Now that Bess is a widow, who do the Winthrops want her to consider marrying?
(a) William Coddington
(b) William Congreve
(c) Walter Raleigh
(d) Warner Seaford

3. Where does Harry decide to stay for awhile?
(a) With his own family
(b) With the Fones family
(c) With Robert's family
(d) At a nearby inn

4. What wedding gift does Harry buy for Bess?
(a) A new horse
(b) A new home
(c) A new trousseau
(d) A cheap brooch

5. Why do Bess and Harry require a special marriage license?
(a) Because they are underage
(b) Because they are Episcopalians
(c) Because they are papists
(d) Because they are cousins

Short Answer Questions

1. Bess' daughter, Joan, marries Thomas Lyon at what age?

2. When Daniel and Toby return, what do they bring with them?

3. What does Bess prefer to household chores?

4. Who does John Winthrop's daughter, Mary, marry, much to his chagrin?

5. What kind of mood is evident in the interim period between governors?

(see the answer key)

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