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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When representatives of Parliament beg the queen to marry, who does Queen Elizabeth claim to already be married to?
(a) Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Sir William Cecil.
(c) The Kingdom of England.
(d) Sir Christopher Hatton.

2. How old is Elizabeth when she becomes queen of England?
(a) 32.
(b) 50.
(c) 12.
(d) 25.

3. How does Queen Elizabeth revive the Royal Navy?
(a) She offers titles and lands for joining the Navy.
(b) She increases sailors' wages and builds strong ships.
(c) She drafts more men into the Navy.
(d) She sends medicine to ailing sailors.

4. What does Elizabeth ride in through London to Westminster on the Saturday before her coronation?
(a) A coach draped with rubies and pearls.
(b) A silk-draped litter carried by eight footmen.
(c) A golden coach.
(d) A chariot draped with crimson velvet.

5. Which of Queen Elizabeth's suitors does Sir William Cecil draw a table of the pros and cons of the potential marriage?
(a) Prince Alenzon.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) Archduke Charles.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ships is the English channel swarming with at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who appoints himself Duke of Somerset and Protector and advisor to young King Edward after King Henry VIII's death?

3. How many people attend the state banquet in Westminster hall to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation?

4. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?

5. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?

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