Quiz 21: Mary, queen of Scots: Life in France

1. Mary’s relatives in France belonged to which powerful family?
   ValoisHuguenotGuiseMontmorency
2. What scandalous color did Mary choose for her wedding gown? (This question refers, of course, to her French marriage to the dauphin Francis.)
   whitepurplegoldscarlet
3. Why was this color considered so scandalous?
   it was traditionally worn by prostitutesit was traditionally worn by male monarchsit was traditionally worn by the Queen Regentit was traditionally worn during mourning
4. Mary chose which flower as her emblem?
   lilymarigoldhyacinthviolet
5. Which of the following illnesses did Mary NOT suffer from while living in France?
   ‘the sweat’dysenterysmallpoxtoothache
6. In late summer 1560, Mary ordered the French royal court to leave Fontainebleau for St-Germain.  Why did she give the order?
   her husband was seriously illshe had a bitter argument with Catherine d’Medicishe was ill with smallpoxshe thought she was pregnant
7. While Mary lived in France, one of her uncles recaptured which English outpost on the continent?
   BoulogneNancyCalaisAquitaine
8. Where was Mary crowned Queen of France?
   she was never crownedRheims CathedralNotre-Dame Cathedralat the Louvre Palace
9. Mary’s second husband’s name was mentioned to her while she lived in France.  In what context did Lord Darnley’s name appear?
   Darnley asked for restoration of family landsDarnley asked for her hand in marriageDarnley joined the Scottish rebelsDarnley offered to escort her home to Scotland
10. Which governess of Mary’s had an affair (and an illegitimate son) with Mary’s father-in-law, King Henry II of France?
    Lady SetonLady MortonLady CampbellLady Fleming

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