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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Queen Elizabeth I's physical appearance?
(a) Her eyes are golden and large-pupiled from short sight.
(b) She closely resembles her father, Henry VIII.
(c) She has her mother's sallow and dark complexion.
(d) She has red-gold hair and very fair skin.

2. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?
(a) Be godmother to her children.
(b) Give her an Army to help her take the French Crown.
(c) Name her as heiress-presumptive to the English Crown.
(d) Give her an English estate.

3. What Catholic does William Cecil think will ascend to the throne and revive Catholicism in England if the Protestant Queen Elizabeth dies without a child?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) Edward Courtenay.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Mary Tudor.

4. Who is Princess Elizabeth's mother?
(a) Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII's first wife.
(b) Ann Boleyn, King Henry VIII's second wife.
(c) Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII's third wife.
(d) Catherine Howard, King Henry VIII's fifth wife.

5. According to King Henry's will, what is the order of succession to the throne?
(a) Edward, Mary, Elizabeth.
(b) Mary, Edward, Lady Jane Grey.
(c) Lady Jane Grey, Edward, Mary.
(d) Mary, Elizabeth, Edward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?

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

3. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?

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

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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