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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 The Axe Must Be the Next Warning and Less Agreeable Things to Think About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Norfolk committed to the Tower?
(a) Elizabeth was in love with him and he angered her.
(b) Elizabeth thought he would lead an uprising using Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) He plotted to marry Catherine de'Medici.
(d) He offended Elizabeth in front of the court.

2. How did Elizabeth prefer to solve her problems?
(a) She preferred to leave problems to the council.
(b) She preferred to wage war.
(c) She preferred to use diplomacy.
(d) She preferred to use execution.

3. Why did Elizabeth want her suitors to visit England in person?
(a) She would not marry someone she had not met.
(b) She was unable to travel to them because of illness.
(c) She wanted to interrogate them to make sure they were honest.
(d) She wanted to kidnap them and hold them for ransom.

4. To whom did Elizabeth claim she was married?
(a) She was married to Anjou.
(b) She was married to her people.
(c) She was married to Leicester.
(d) She was married to James VI.

5. How many progresses did Elizabeth go on during her reign?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Five.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Earl of Bothwell?

2. How did the Queen's court, in general, feel about Robert Dudley?

3. What were the dual reasons for Elizabeth to live in such a large image?

4. Why did Queen Elizabeth refuse de' Medici's match for her?

5. Who did Catherine de' Medici suggest for Elizabeth to marry, though he was only seventeen?

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