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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?
(a) She fears retribution from Mary Stuart.
(b) She is Catholic.
(c) Her country is short of funds, men, and ships.
(d) She fears French intervention on Scotland's behalf.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Lord Darnley in Edinburgh the day before he marries Mary Stuart?

3. Who shows over familiarity with the queen by taking her napkin out of her hand to wipe his sweaty face during a tennis game?

4. Who do the English blame for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?

5. When Queen Elizabeth hesitates to intervene in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland, how does William Cecil persuade her to take action?

(see the answer key)

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