1. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?
(a) Catherine de Medici.
(b) Rizzio.
(c) Lady Lennox.
(d) Lord Darnley.

2. Which of the following actions does not occur in response to what Queen Elizabeth does with the cargo of the four Spanish ships?
(a) A peace treaty is signed between England and Spain.
(b) England seizes property of Spanish men in England.
(c) Spain seizes English merchants' goods in the Netherlands.
(d) Spain imprisons English merchants in the Netherlands.

3. Where does Queen Elizabeth send Mary Stuart to at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Tutbury Castle.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Hatfield Palace.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe the effect the book's focus has on the book's shape?
(a) Some important events get a very brief mention.
(b) The shape of the book is very irregular.
(c) The book is arranged in chronological order.
(d) Some minor events are relayed in great detail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With Spain supporting Mary Stuart and planning to invade England on her behalf, with what country is it important for Queen Elizabeth and England to form an alliance?

2. What do the Catholic bishops not want to do for Queen Elizabeth's coronation?

3. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?

4. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?

5. What happens to Lord Darnley in Edinburgh the day before he marries Mary Stuart?

(see the answer key)

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