The Truce Between Catholics and Protestants Brokered by the Marriage

question 70

Multiple Choice

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

• A)the marriage never took place.
• B)violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage.
• C)there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding.
• D)Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France.
• E)the pope declared the marriage invalid.

---

Definitions:

Extraneous Solutions

Extraneous solutions are solutions that arise in the process of solving an equation but do not satisfy the original equation.

Equation

An affirmation in mathematics that posits the equality of two different expressions.

Directly

Directly refers to a manner of action or occurrence that happens without any intervening factors or steps.

Square

A mathematical operation involving multiplying a number by itself, or a geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles.