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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who keeps Princess Elizabeth from her dying brother's bedside and intercepts her correspondence to the young king?
(a) Edward Seymour.
(b) The Duke of Northumberland.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) Thomas Seymour.

2. When Amy Dudley is found at the bottom of a staircase with a broken neck, who is immediately suspected of murdering her?
(a) Her husband, Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Sir Christopher Hammond.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) William Cecil.

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

4. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?
(a) A law outlawing Catholicism in England.
(b) A law raising taxes.
(c) The Act of Supremacy and Uniformity.
(d) A law making Robert Dudley her heir.

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?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) Prince Philip of Spain.
(c) Mary Tudor.
(d) The Duke of Norfolk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?

2. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?

3. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?

4. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?

5. What does Elizabeth ride in through London to Westminster on the Saturday before her coronation?

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