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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What colors does Queen Elizabeth tell Spanish ambassador Don Guzman de Silva are her colors?
(a) Yellow and white.
(b) Red, green, and blue.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Black, red, and gray.

2. Who does Catherine de Medici propose as a husband for Mary Stuart in Chapter 15?
(a) Sir Christopher Hammond.
(b) The Duke of Northumberland.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) Prince Henri, Duke of Anjou.

3. When Mary Stuart writes Queen Elizabeth in Chapter 22, who does she blame for the gossip about her?
(a) Lord Burleigh.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Lady Shrewsbury.
(d) Catherine de Medici.

4. Whose household does Princess Elizabeth live in after her father's death?
(a) Her stepmother, Catherine Parr, the Queen Dowager.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Her half sister, Mary Tudor.
(d) The Duke of Somerset.

5. What famous poem does Sir Philip Sidney write in honor of the woman he loves?
(a) Astrophel and Stella.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Silver Fairies and Golden Gnomes,
(d) Love Song to an Enchantress.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Queen Elizabeth hesitates to intervene in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland, how does William Cecil persuade her to take action?

2. With what married woman and cousin of Queen Elizabeth does the Earl of Leicester have an affair?

3. What do four Spanish ships that take refuge in Plymouth and Southampton in December 1568 carry?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 26, how does Queen Elizabeth tell her Privy Council to convert Catholics to Protestants?

(see the answer key)

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