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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Elizabeth give a lock of graying red hair in 1572 when she is 39 years-old?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) The poet, Sir Philip Sidney.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

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

4. 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) The Duke of Norfolk.
(c) Mary Tudor.
(d) Prince Philip of Spain.

5. What does Elizabeth ride in through London to Westminster on the Saturday before her coronation?
(a) A silk-draped litter carried by eight footmen.
(b) A chariot draped with crimson velvet.
(c) A coach draped with rubies and pearls.
(d) A golden coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What do the Catholic bishops not want to do for Queen Elizabeth's coronation?

3. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who appoints himself Duke of Somerset and Protector and advisor to young King Edward after King Henry VIII's death?

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

(see the answer key)

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