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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Queen Elizabeth hesitates to intervene in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland, how does William Cecil persuade her to take action?
(a) He tells her Mary Stuart has declared war.
(b) He asks Lord Robert Dudley to persuade her.
(c) He threatens to resign.
(d) He tells her the nobles support war.

2. To whom does Queen Elizabeth give the Earldom of Leicester?
(a) Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) Edward Courtenay.
(d) Sir William Cecil.

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

4. What colors does Queen Elizabeth tell Spanish ambassador Don Guzman de Silva are her colors?
(a) Red, green, and blue.
(b) Black, red, and gray.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Yellow and white.

5. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?
(a) He is her lover.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her Secretary of State.
(d) He is her guard while she is in the tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Queen Elizabeth I's physical appearance?

2. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?

3. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

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?

5. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?

(see the answer key)

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