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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?
(a) Life in England during Elizabeth's reign.
(b) The Protestant Reformation.
(c) The Spanish Armada.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.

2. What does the author say the aim of the book is in the introduction?
(a) To earn the author a doctoral degree.
(b) To collect interesting personal information about Elizabeth I.
(c) To show how similar Elizabeth I was to her father Henry VIII.
(d) To record the history of the Tudor dynasty.

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Wyatt's Rebellion depicted in Chapter 3?
(a) A French plot to make Mary Stuart Queen of England.
(b) A plan to stop the Spanish marriage of Queen Mary.
(c) A plot to marry Princess Elizabeth to Edward Courtenay.
(d) A plot that results in Elizabeth going to the Tower.

4. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?
(a) Silver.
(b) Purple.
(c) Gold.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Elizabeth give a lock of graying red hair in 1572 when she is 39 years-old?

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

3. Whose household does Princess Elizabeth live in after her father's death?

4. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Queen Elizabeth I's physical appearance?

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