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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Mary Stuart.

2. What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held?
(a) They succeed in rescuing her and escape to Scotland.
(b) They are reported to the queen and flee to France.
(c) They find she has been moved to Coventry.
(d) They are intercepted by English troops and battle ensues.

3. What happens when Mary Stuart desires to return to Scotland through England?
(a) English Catholics try to put her on the English throne.
(b) Her boat capsizes in the English Channel.
(c) Her request for a passport is denied.
(d) She gets smallpox.

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) The Earl of Essex.
(b) Sir Philip Sidney.
(c) Lady Jane Grey.
(d) The Duke of Northumberland.

5. Who promotes Lord Darnley as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) His mother, Lady Lennox.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) William Cecil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amy Dudley is found at the bottom of a staircase with a broken neck, who is immediately suspected of murdering her?

2. Who marries Lord Sheffield's widow four days before she gives birth to his son?

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

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

5. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?

(see the answer key)

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