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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Sir Thomas Wyatt.

2. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?
(a) She is accused of adultery and treason and beheaded.
(b) She dies in childbirth.
(c) She dies of smallpox.
(d) She drowns at sea while traveling with the king.

3. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Islam.
(d) The Reformed Church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the effect the book's focus has on the book's shape?

3. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?

4. Who becomes Lord High Admiral of the English navy after King Henry VIII's death?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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