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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of Queen Elizabeth's suitors does Sir William Cecil draw a table of the pros and cons of the potential marriage?
(a) Archduke Charles.
(b) Prince Alenzon.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

4. 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 has red-gold hair and very fair skin.
(c) She has her mother's sallow and dark complexion.
(d) She closely resembles her father, Henry VIII.

5. What lands does the Prince of Orange ask Elizabeth to become queen of at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) Orange.
(b) Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
(c) France.
(d) Scotland and Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Wyatt's Rebellion depicted in Chapter 3?

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

3. According to King Henry's will, what is the order of succession to the throne?

4. What kind of stockings does Mrs. Montagu give Queen Elizabeth in 1560?

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?

(see the answer key)

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