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Elizabeth the Great | Quiz

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Elizabeth the Great | Quiz

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1)

In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy? (from Chapter 10)

Sir William Cecil.
Lady Lennox.
Queen Elizabeth of England.
Rizzio, her Italian secretary.
2)

What number has Essex's army of 16,000 men been reduced to due to his ineptitude? (from Chapter 28)

2,000.
4,000.
10,000.
1,000.
3)

Who does the Spanish Ambassador Don Gerau de Spies plot to marry to Mary Stuart to restore Catholicism to England? (from Chapter 12)

The Duke of Norfolk.
King Philip of Spain.
The Duke of Alva.
The Earl of Leicester.
4)

Who becomes King of Scotland when Mary Stuart is forced to abdicate? (from Chapter 11)

Lord Darnley.
Lord Bothwell.
The Earl of Leicester.
James, her 13 month-old son.
5)

What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570? (from Chapter 13)

He curses her and asks God to smite her.
He hires an assassin to kill her.
He excommunicates her.
He calls Europe to war against her.
6)

Who has a medal made to commemorate the Massacre of St. Bartholomew? (from Chapter 16)

Catherine de Medici.
The Pope.
Mary Stuart.
Queen Elizabeth.
7)

When Queen Elizabeth sends the Earl of Essex to Ireland with orders to attack the Irish rebel Tyrone, what does the earl do? (from Chapter 28)

He joins Tyrone.
He goes to Scotland instead.
He is captured by Tyrone.
He delays and does not keep the queen informed.
8)

What is the Earl of Essex sentenced to for his crime? (from Chapter 29)

To be imprisoned in the Tower.
To be hung.
To be beheaded.
To be burned alive.
9)

What happens to the Duke of Norfolk at the end of Chapter 15? (from Chapter 15)

He escapes prison and runs away to Scotland.
He is freed from the Tower.
He weds Mary Stuart.
He is beheaded.
10)

What kind of ships is the English channel swarming with at the beginning of Chapter 12? (from Chapter 12)

Swedish ships.
French ships.
Pirate ships.
Spanish ships.
11)

When Mary Stuart writes Queen Elizabeth in Chapter 22, who does she blame for the gossip about her? (from Chapter 22)

Catherine de Medici.
Lord Burleigh.
Queen Elizabeth.
Lady Shrewsbury.
12)

What happens to Lady Lennox as a result of her matchmaking for a youth of royal blood without the Crown's permission? (from Chapter 17)

She is imprisoned in the Tower.
She is beheaded.
She is banished to Scotland.
She is hung.
13)

What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held? (from Chapter 13)

They succeed in rescuing her and escape to Scotland.
They find she has been moved to Coventry.
They are reported to the queen and flee to France.
They are intercepted by English troops and battle ensues.
14)

What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction to the death of her friend and councilor at the end of Chapter 25? (from Chapter 25)

She shuts herself in her quarters and refuses all admittance.
She cries and prays for a week.
She gives her friend's widow a big estate.
She builds a great memorial to her friend.
15)

When Mary Stuart demands that Queen Elizabeth send her clothes suitable for her position, what does one of Elizabeth's maids send Mary? (from Chapter 11)

A patched and ragged dress.
A golden, pearl-studded dress.
A needle and thread to sew her own clothing.
Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.
16)

How does Lord Burleigh suggest that Queen Elizabeth rid herself of Alenzon when the prince insists they must marry as she promised? (from Chapter 21)

Marry him or pay him a lot of money.
Help him seize the French throne from his brother.
Offer him Mary Stuart as a bride.
Have him assassinated.
17)

Which beloved friend and councilor of Queen Elizabeth's dies at the end of Chapter 25? (from Chapter 25)

The Earl of Leicester.
Lord Burleigh.
Sir Francis Walsingham.
The Earl of Sussex.
18)

When Queen Elizabeth has an abscessed tooth but fears to have her tooth pulled, what convinces her to consent to have the procedure done? (from Chapter 19)

Herbs can put her to sleep for the procedure.
The Earl of Leicester offers to pull the tooth for her.
The Bishop of London has his tooth pulled as an example.
Her abscess causes a high fever that threatens her life.
19)

What is Queen Elizabeth's appetite like at 60 years-old? (from Chapter 27)

She wants a lot of sweets.
She eats less than ever.
She eats more than ever.
She wants only soft foods like puddings.
20)

What is the Earl of Essex charged with in Chapter 29? (from Chapter 29)

Murder.
High treason.
Disobedience to the queen.
Theft.
21)

What does Queen Elizabeth do to combat Catherine de Medici's plans for Mary Stuart? (from Chapter 15)

She goes to war with France.
She sends Mary Stuart to a convent for the rest of her life.
She forces Mary Stuart to wed the Earl of Leicester.
She says she wants the Duke of Anjou for herself.
22)

How does the Pope respond when two English noblemen ask if assassinating Queen Elizabeth is a sin? (from Chapter 20)

He says sending her out of the world is God's work, not sin.
He hires the two nobles to kill the queen.
He asks English Catholics to rise against the queen.
He says murder is a sin, no matter who is murdered.
23)

What debts does Queen Elizabeth pay off in 1573? (from Chapter 17)

Debts to Germany.
Debts to Spain.
Debts her father and brother owe London.
Debts to France.
24)

What does Queen Elizabeth decide to do with Alenzon? (from Chapter 21)

She has him assassinated.
She marries him.
She gives him money and sends him to the Netherlands.
She helps him seize the French throne from his brother.
25)

How do Scotland's Protestant Lords deal with Lord Darnley? (from Chapter 11)

They blow up his house and strangle him.
They imprison him.
They drown him.
They force him to divorce Mary Stuart.
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