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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The Earl of Essex.
(b) Lady Jane Grey.
(c) Sir Philip Sidney.
(d) The Duke of Northumberland.

2. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?
(a) Mary is overthrown by Mary Stuart and taken to the Tower.
(b) Elizabeth weds Edward Courtenay and overthrows Mary.
(c) Mary is murdered by Protestant sympathizers.
(d) Mary dies after a long illness.

3. Where does the author say she gets her information about the queen from?
(a) Secret diaries of Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Spanish and French documents about Elizabeth I.
(c) Various sources already published.
(d) Secret diaries of Lord Burleigh.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Wyatt's Rebellion depicted in Chapter 3?
(a) A plan to stop the Spanish marriage of Queen Mary.
(b) A plot to marry Princess Elizabeth to Edward Courtenay.
(c) A French plot to make Mary Stuart Queen of England.
(d) A plot that results in Elizabeth going to the Tower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Elizabeth when she becomes queen of England?

2. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?

3. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?

4. Who becomes Lord High Admiral of the English navy after King Henry VIII's death?

5. What story arose about Elizabeth I's appearance after the age of thirty?

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