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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?
(a) Sir Philip Sidney.
(b) Prince Philip of Spain.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Edward Courtenay.

2. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Prince Philip of Spain.
(c) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(d) Mary Stuart.

3. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?
(a) It gives Scotland to France.
(b) It gives Scotland to Elizabeth.
(c) It gives Scotland to Spain.
(d) It recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England.

4. Who tries to seize Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth after King Edward's death, proclaiming Lady Jane Grey as queen of England in place of Henry VIII's daughters?
(a) Sir Philip Sidney.
(b) The Duke of Northumberland.
(c) Lady Jane Grey.
(d) The Earl of Essex.

5. The Scottish Lords expect to find English Catholics waiting to rise and overthrow Elizabeth's government with them, but what do they find instead?
(a) That France has united with Elizabeth to fight the rebellion.
(b) That English Catholics have converted to the Anglican church.
(c) That English Catholics do not want to overthrow Elizabeth.
(d) That the plague has wiped out thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction when her Privy Council finds insufficient evidence to charge Norfolk with treason?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe an effect the pope's actions against Queen Elizabeth have on English Catholics?

3. Which of Queen Elizabeth's suitors does Sir William Cecil draw a table of the pros and cons of the potential marriage?

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

5. Who says the Massacre of St. Bartholomew is the greatest crime since the Crucifixion?

(see the answer key)

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