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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) Teeth were never cleaned then.
(b) By rinsing the mouth with water and salt.
(c) By rubbing them with a cloth and using a toothpick.
(d) By using a toothbrush just like people today use.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?
(a) Declare war on France.
(b) Marry.
(c) Surrender her throne to Catherine Grey.
(d) Declare war on Spain.

3. What is the Babington plot?
(a) A plot to kidnap King James of Scotland.
(b) A plot to for Mary Stuart to wed the King of Spain.
(c) A plot to murder Mary Stuart.
(d) A plot to murder Elizabeth & put Mary Stuart on the throne.

4. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?
(a) Sir William Cecil.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

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 hires an assassin to kill Norfolk.
(c) She says she will behead him by her own authority and faints.
(d) She is relieved and publicly thanks God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?

3. How do Scotland's Protestant Lords deal with Lord Darnley?

4. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?

5. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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