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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas Keyes serve Mary when she can spend some time with him at the gatehouse in the autumn of 1563 while the queen walks in the garden?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Ale.

2. How did Lady Dudley die?
(a) Fell down the stairs.
(b) Choked on food.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A canker.

3. In the Winter of 1564, where is Ned moved without Teddy?
(a) Essex.
(b) Suffolk.
(c) London.
(d) Lancaster.

4. What title does Elizabeth give Robert Dudley to make him more attractive as a groom for Mary Queen of Scots?
(a) Viscount.
(b) Earl.
(c) Baron.
(d) Marquis.

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

6. During the summer of 1560 where does WIlliam Cecil go to make peace?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Paris.
(d) Nantes.

7. After Katherine has a confrontation with Ned regarding Frances Mewtas and takes to her bed, what does Mary say Katherine ate that has made her ill?
(a) Undercooked apples.
(b) Spoiled porridge.
(c) Spoiled cheese.
(d) Undercooked meat.

8. How long is the ride to Wanstead in the summer of 1561?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

9. What birds that belonged to Janey does Ned bring to Katherine?
(a) FInches.
(b) Linnets.
(c) Canaries.
(d) Sparrows.

10. How long does Mary say that there will be a masque called Britain and the King?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 5 days.

11. What is the name of William Cecil's son who is with Ned in France in the summer of 1561?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Thomas.
(c) William.
(d) Peter.

12. When does Thomas Keyes say that he first noticed Mary?
(a) When she was almost 12.
(b) When she was 11.
(c) When she was not quite 10.
(d) When she was 9.

13. Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury who questions Katherine and Ned?
(a) Matthew Parker.
(b) Thomas Cranmer.
(c) John Whitgift.
(d) Edmund Grindal.

14. Where has Margaret Douglas's son Henry Stuart escaped in 1562?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) France.

15. How tall is Thomas Keyes?
(a) Nearly 7 feet.
(b) 6 feet 1 inch.
(c) 6 feet 4 inches.
(d) Nearly 6 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sir William Petre in 1564?

2. How many times has Katherine's aunt, Bess, Lady St. Loe, been married?

3. In 1562 who did Kat Ashley recommend Elizabeth marry?

4. How long does Robert Dudley mourn his wife before he returns to court?

5. Who does Thomas have to witness his wedding to Mary?

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