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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Kat Ashley.
(c) Lady Lennox.
(d) Catherine Grey.

2. 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 the plague has wiped out thousands.
(b) That English Catholics have converted to the Anglican church.
(c) That English Catholics do not want to overthrow Elizabeth.
(d) That France has united with Elizabeth to fight the rebellion.

3. Who marries Lord Sheffield's widow four days before she gives birth to his son?
(a) King Philip of Spain.
(b) The Duke of Anjou.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

4. Who has a medal made to commemorate the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Catherine de Medici.

5. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction when her Privy Council finds insufficient evidence to charge Norfolk with treason?
(a) She has Norfolk poisoned in secret to make sure he is dead.
(b) She is relieved and publicly thanks God.
(c) She hires an assassin to kill Norfolk.
(d) She says she will behead him by her own authority and faints.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the French ambassador tell the Spanish ambassador about the way Queen Elizabeth spent New Year's Night in 1566?

3. What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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