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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment on Queen Elizabeth's leg heals in 1578?
(a) A broken bone.
(b) Eczema.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) A burn.

2. Who does Mary Stuart say in Chapter 24 that she is bequeathing the English crown to instead of her son, King James?
(a) To Prince Alenzon.
(b) To Lord Bothwell.
(c) To the Earl of Essex.
(d) To the King of Spain.

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

4. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to divorce Lord Darnley?
(a) She loves him.
(b) It is a sin to divorce in her eyes.
(c) Darnley has threatened to kill her if she divorces him.
(d) It could throw doubt on the legitimacy of her son.

5. Who shows over familiarity with the queen by taking her napkin out of her hand to wipe his sweaty face during a tennis game?
(a) Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Philip Sidney.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to some books on heraldry of the period, what do the colors Queen Elizabeth tells Don Guzman de Silva are hers represent?

2. What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held?

3. Who says the Massacre of St. Bartholomew is the greatest crime since the Crucifixion?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?

5. Why does Queen Elizabeth refuse the Prince of Orange's request to become queen of additional lands?

(see the answer key)

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