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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20, and 21 Between Scylla and Charbdis, Practices at Home and Abroad, and The Tragical Execution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose marriage proposal did the Queen turn down because she wished to remain single?
(a) Philip of Spain.
(b) Robin Dudley.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) The Archduke Ferdinand.

2. How did Elizabeth's marriage games ultimately help England?
(a) They kept Elizabeth busy while Henry ran the country.
(b) She kept the other countries from attacking by entertaining their proposals.
(c) The games became very popular in parlors across Europe.
(d) They made Lord Dudley jealous, prompting him to propose.

3. How many wives did Henry VIII have throughout his lifetime?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Of what religious persuasion was Henry III?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Huguenot.

5. Why did Elizabeth avoid the homes of her childhood?
(a) They were occupied by her other relatives.
(b) She enjoyed the Tower more than all the residences.
(c) She did not have good memories from those places.
(d) They were fallen into disrepair and too expensive to fix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?

2. What was Mary Queen of Scots' main condition if she were to marry Leicester?

3. Who succeeded to the French throne after the Duke of Anjou's death?

4. How many progresses did Elizabeth go on during her reign?

5. What right did the Queen have in regard to her ladies in waiting?

(see the answer key)

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