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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an action Sir William Cecil advises Queen Elizabeth to take to reduce the danger of Mary Stuart seizing the English throne?
(a) Disallowing Mary Stuart's divorce from Bothwell.
(b) Publicly declaring Mary Stuart guilty of Darnley's murder.
(c) Forcing Mary Stuart to marry the Earl of Leicester.
(d) Keeping Mary Stuart in prison.

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

3. Who becomes King of Scotland when Mary Stuart is forced to abdicate?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) Lord Bothwell.
(c) James, her 13 month-old son.
(d) Lord Darnley.

4. What keeps Queen Elizabeth's complexion so white?
(a) Elizabeth wears a white powder.
(b) Elizabeth is an albino.
(c) Elizabeth avoids sunlight.
(d) A lotion of egg white, eggshell, alum, borax & poppyseeds.

5. 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?
(a) When they are both imprisoned in the Tower of London.
(b) When Elizabeth's father dies.
(c) When Elizabeth almost dies of smallpox.
(d) When the Master of the Horse becomes Elizabeth's guardian.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the Babington plot?

4. To whom does Queen Elizabeth confide in Chapter 21 that she hates the idea of marriage more every day?

5. How does Alenzon respond when Queen Elizabeth says she will not marry him after having promised to do so?

(see the answer key)

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