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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Spanish Ambassador Don Gerau de Spies plot to marry to Mary Stuart to restore Catholicism to England?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) The Duke of Alva.

2. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?
(a) Silver.
(b) White.
(c) Purple.
(d) Gold.

3. Where is the Duke of Norfolk sent to at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) The Tower.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

4. Why is Queen Elizabeth called "Queen of the Sea?"
(a) Because England is a seafaring nation.
(b) Because she has a large Navy.
(c) Because she swims a lot.
(d) Because of her interest in the Navy.

5. What happens to Lord Darnley in Edinburgh the day before he marries Mary Stuart?
(a) He gets the plague.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He is killed in a sword fight.
(d) He is proclaimed King of Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?

2. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?

3. What does Queen Elizabeth do to combat Catherine de Medici's plans for Mary Stuart?

4. What skin disease has been thought from the time of Edward the Confessor to be curable by the sovereign's touch?

5. Who tries to seize Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth after King Edward's death, proclaiming Lady Jane Grey as queen of England in place of Henry VIII's daughters?

(see the answer key)

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